JP2016110200A - Vehicle drive support device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vehicle drive support device capable of notifying a driver of information related to another vehicle detected by inter-vehicle communication and by an on-vehicle sensor, at proper timing and a proper notification level, respectively.SOLUTION: A vehicle drive support device (2) comprises: an on-vehicle sensor group (4) for detecting another vehicle which exists in the surrounding of an own vehicle; an output device (14) for outputting information which notifies a driver of presence of the other vehicle; and a notification control part (32) for, when the on-vehicle sensor group has not detected a preceding vehicle (42) which travels at lower speed relative to the own vehicle (1), causing the output device to output information for notifying the driver of presence of a rear vehicle (44) detected by the on-vehicle sensor group at a first notification level, and when the on-vehicle sensor group has detected the preceding vehicle which travels at lower speed relative to the own vehicle, causing the output device to output information for notifying the driver of presence of the rear vehicle detected by the on-vehicle sensor group at a second notification level being higher than the first notification level.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle driving support device, and more particularly to a vehicle driving support device that supports driving of a driver.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a technique for notifying a driver of the presence of another vehicle using inter-vehicle communication is known. For example, in Patent Document 1, information on the position, speed, and traveling direction of other vehicles around the host vehicle is acquired using inter-vehicle communication, the other vehicles around are registered in the attention list, and the possibility of collision An apparatus for transmitting caution information to other vehicles having a problem is described.

  There is also known a technique of detecting other vehicles around the own vehicle using an autonomous sensor mounted on the vehicle and notifying the driver of the presence of the other vehicle. For example, Patent Document 2 describes a device that warns a driver when a two-wheeled vehicle approaching from behind is detected by a camera provided at the rear end of a vehicle.

JP 2008-90663 A JP 2008-129964 A

  By the way, when the own vehicle has both the function of notifying the driver of the presence of another vehicle using inter-vehicle communication and the function of notifying the driver of the presence of other vehicle using an in-vehicle sensor, A situation where functions conflict is expected.

  For example, when the host vehicle approaches an intersection with no traffic signal and poor visibility, the presence of another vehicle (intersection vehicle) approaching the intersection from a direction different from the own vehicle is detected by inter-vehicle communication, and the host vehicle When it is determined that there is a possibility of colliding with another vehicle in step S2, it is conceivable that another vehicle (rear vehicle) approaching the host vehicle from behind is detected by the in-vehicle sensor. In this situation, it is generally desirable to give priority to the notification of a crossing vehicle that the driver cannot see, rather than the notification of the rear vehicle that the driver can view through the room mirror and the side mirror.

  On the other hand, when there is a preceding vehicle immediately before turning right at the intersection, the driver of the host vehicle may move the host vehicle to the left side of the lane in order to avoid the preceding vehicle and go straight. In this case, in order to reliably avoid contact with other vehicles approaching the host vehicle from behind, it is desirable to prioritize notification of the rear vehicle detected by the in-vehicle sensor.

  However, the above-described conventional apparatus does not consider the order of priority between the notification of the presence of another vehicle by inter-vehicle communication and the notification of the presence of another vehicle by an in-vehicle sensor, so that the priority notification is made according to the driving situation. There is a possibility that the driver cannot be notified of information on other vehicles that should be transmitted at an optimal timing or an optimal notification level.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems of the prior art, and informs the driver of information related to other vehicles detected by the inter-vehicle communication and the in-vehicle sensor at an appropriate timing and notification level, respectively. It is an object of the present invention to provide a vehicle driving support device that can perform such operations.

In order to achieve the above object, a driving support apparatus for a vehicle according to the present invention is a driving support apparatus for a vehicle that supports driving of a driver, and includes an in-vehicle sensor that detects other vehicles around the own vehicle, Output means for outputting information for reporting the presence, and when the vehicle-mounted sensor has not detected a preceding vehicle that is slower than the own vehicle, the output means outputs information for reporting the presence of the rear vehicle detected by the vehicle-mounted sensor. When the vehicle-mounted sensor detects a preceding vehicle that is slower than the host vehicle, the information that reports the presence of the rear vehicle detected by the vehicle-mounted sensor is output by the output means, which is higher than the first notification level. And a notification control means for outputting at a notification level.
In the present invention thus configured, the notification control means outputs information for notifying the presence of the rear vehicle detected by the in-vehicle sensor when the in-vehicle sensor has not detected a preceding vehicle that is slower than the own vehicle. When the vehicle-mounted sensor detects a preceding vehicle that is slower than the own vehicle, the output means detects information indicating the presence of the rear vehicle detected by the vehicle-mounted sensor from the first notification level. Since it is output at a high second notification level, when there is a possibility that the driver of the own vehicle may move the vehicle to the left or right of the lane in order to go straight ahead avoiding a preceding vehicle that is slower than the own vehicle, In order to reliably avoid contact with the approaching rear vehicle, the presence of the rear vehicle detected by the in-vehicle sensor can be preferentially notified. It is possible to reliably recognize the driver.

Further, in the present invention, preferably, the notification control means detects the presence of a rear vehicle detected by the in-vehicle sensor when the in-vehicle sensor detects a preceding vehicle that is slower than the own vehicle and located on the right side or the left side of the lane from the own vehicle. Is output at a second notification level higher than the first notification level by the output means.
In the present invention configured as described above, when there is a high possibility that the driver of the own vehicle moves straight to avoid the preceding vehicle at a lower speed than the own vehicle and moves the own vehicle to the left and right of the lane, In order to reliably avoid contact with the approaching rear vehicle, the presence of the rear vehicle detected by the in-vehicle sensor can be preferentially notified, thereby allowing the driver to reliably recognize the presence of the rear vehicle. Can do.

  According to the vehicle driving support device of the present invention, information related to other vehicles detected by inter-vehicle communication and on-vehicle sensors can be notified to the driver at appropriate timing and notification level, respectively.

It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of the vehicle by which the driving assistance device for vehicles by embodiment of this invention is mounted. 1 is a schematic perspective view illustrating a situation in the vicinity of an intersection where driving assistance of a driver is performed by a vehicle driving assistance device according to an embodiment of the present invention; It is a flowchart of the driving assistance process which the driving assistance device for vehicles by embodiment of this invention performs. It is the figure which illustrated the alerting | reporting screen in which the driving assistance device for vehicles by embodiment of this invention alert | reports presence of a front vehicle. It is the figure which illustrated the alerting | reporting screen which alert | reports the presence of a back vehicle by the vehicle driving assistance device by embodiment of this invention.

Hereinafter, a vehicle driving support apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
First, referring to FIG. 1, the configuration of a vehicle driving support apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a vehicle equipped with a vehicle driving support apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  In FIG. 1, the code | symbol 1 shows the vehicle by which the driving assistance device 2 for vehicles by embodiment of this invention is mounted. The vehicle driving support device 2 includes an in-vehicle sensor group 4 that detects other vehicles around the host vehicle 1, a navigation system 6, a GPS 8 (Global Positioning System), an inter-vehicle communication system 10, and driving support control that supports driving of the driver. An output device 14 that outputs various information provided from the unit 12 and the driving support control unit 12 is provided. The in-vehicle sensor group 4, the navigation system 6, the GPS 8, the inter-vehicle communication system 10, the driving support control unit 12, and the output device 14 are connected to each other by a CAN 16 (Controller Area Network). . In addition, information regarding the vehicle state such as the vehicle speed, the steering angle, the brake depression force, the operation state of the direction indicator, the operation state of the active safety system, and the like is transferred via the CAN 16.

  The in-vehicle sensor group 4 detects the other vehicle existing in front of the host vehicle 1 and measures the distance, direction, and relative speed to the other vehicle. The camera 20 and a rear millimeter wave radar 22 that detects other vehicles existing behind the host vehicle 1 and measures the distance, direction, and relative speed to the other vehicles are included.

  The inter-vehicle communication system 10 includes a communication device 24 that communicates with other vehicles, a decoder 26 that decodes data (other vehicle information) received from other vehicles, and an encoder that encodes data to be transmitted to other vehicles. 28. The data communicated by the inter-vehicle communication system 10 includes, for example, information such as the vehicle position, traveling direction, vehicle speed, steering rudder angle, brake pedaling force, and the like, and the vehicle type (for example, emergency vehicle). included.

The driving support control unit 12 determines the possibility that the own vehicle 1 will collide with another vehicle at the intersection, the detection result of the other vehicle by the in-vehicle sensor group 4, and the possibility of collision with the other vehicle. Accordingly, the notification control unit 32 that outputs information for notifying the presence of another vehicle by the output device 14 and the detection result of the other vehicle by the in-vehicle sensor group 4 and the behavior of the host vehicle 1 according to the possibility of collision with the other vehicle. And a behavior control unit 34 to be controlled.
The collision possibility determination unit 30, the notification control unit 32, and the behavior control unit 34 are a CPU, various programs that are interpreted and executed on the CPU (a basic control program such as an OS, a specific function that is started on the OS, and a specific function. And a computer having an internal memory such as a ROM or RAM for storing the program and various data.

  The output device 14 includes a display 36 that outputs character information and image information, and a speaker 38 that outputs audio information.

  Next, a situation where the vehicle driving support apparatus 2 according to the embodiment of the present invention is used will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view illustrating a situation in the vicinity of an intersection where the driving assistance of the driver is performed by the vehicle driving assistance device 2 according to the embodiment of the invention.

  The vehicle driving support device 2 according to the embodiment of the present invention targets a situation in which the host vehicle 1 is approaching an intersection without a traffic light, and may cause a collision with another vehicle approaching the intersection in front of the host vehicle 1. The presence of the other vehicle is notified according to the presence or absence of the other vehicle approaching from behind the host vehicle 1.

  In the example of FIG. 2, there is a cross road 40 without a traffic light in front of the host vehicle 1, and the host vehicle 1 approaches toward the cross road 40. In addition, there are a preceding vehicle 42 that is about to turn right at the cross road 40 in front of the host vehicle 1 and a rear vehicle (two-wheeled vehicle) 44 that approaches the host vehicle 1 from behind the host vehicle 1.

  Next, a driving support process executed by the vehicle driving support apparatus 2 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a driving support process executed by the vehicle driving support apparatus 2 according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 shows the presence of the rear vehicle 44 in the vehicle driving support apparatus 2 according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a diagram exemplifying a notification screen to be notified, and FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a notification screen in which the driving support device 2 for a vehicle according to the embodiment of the present invention emphasizes the presence of the rear vehicle 44 to notify.

  This driving support process is activated and executed repeatedly when the ignition of the vehicle 1 is turned on and the vehicle driving support device 2 is powered on.

  As shown in FIG. 3, when the driving support process is started, first, in step S <b> 1, the notification control unit 32 determines whether or not the own vehicle 1 has approached an intersection 40 without a traffic signal up to a predetermined distance (for example, 500 m). Determine whether. Specifically, based on the map information acquired from the navigation system 6 and the current position of the host vehicle 1 acquired from the GPS 8, the notification control unit 32 determines whether the host vehicle 1 has approached the intersection 40 without a traffic signal to a predetermined distance. Determine whether or not. As a result, when the own vehicle 1 has not approached the intersection 40 without a traffic signal up to a predetermined distance, step S1 is repeated.

  On the other hand, when the own vehicle 1 approaches the intersection 40 without a traffic signal to a predetermined distance, the process proceeds to step S2, and the notification control unit 32 uses the front millimeter wave radar 18 and the front camera 20 to move from the own vehicle 1 to the intersection 40. In the meantime, it is determined whether or not the preceding vehicle 42 is detected at a speed lower than that of the own vehicle 1 and immediately before the right turn at the intersection 40. Specifically, the notification control unit 32 detects a preceding vehicle 42 that is slower than the host vehicle 1 between the host vehicle 1 and the intersection 40 by the front millimeter wave radar 18, and the front camera 20 detects the preceding vehicle 42. When it is detected that the preceding vehicle 42 is located on the right side of the lane with respect to the own vehicle 1, the preceding vehicle 42 that is slower than the own vehicle 1 and immediately before the right turn at the intersection 40 between the own vehicle 1 and the intersection 40. Is determined to be detected.

As a result, if no preceding vehicle 42 is detected between the own vehicle 1 and the intersection 40 at a lower speed than the own vehicle 1 and immediately before the right turn at the intersection 40, the process proceeds to step S3, and the notification control unit 32 starts from the rear. The notification level for notifying the existence of the rear vehicle 44 approaching the vehicle 1 is set to the first notification level. Here, the “first notification level” is a relatively low notification level that can be output by the output device 14.
On the other hand, when the preceding vehicle 42 is detected between the own vehicle 1 and the intersection 40 at a lower speed than the own vehicle 1 and immediately before the right turn at the intersection 40, the process proceeds to step S4, and the notification control unit 32 starts from the rear. The notification level for reporting the presence of the rear vehicle 44 approaching the vehicle is set to a second notification level that is higher than the first notification level. Here, the “second notification level” is a level higher than the first notification level.

  After step S3 or S4, the process proceeds to step S5, where the notification control unit 32 determines whether or not the rear vehicle 44 approaching the host vehicle 1 from behind is detected by the rear millimeter wave radar 22.

  As a result, when the rear vehicle 44 approaching the host vehicle 1 from the rear is detected, the process proceeds to step S6, and the notification control unit 32 provides information for notifying the existence of the rear vehicle 44 approaching the host vehicle 1 from the rear. The output device 14 outputs the notification level set in step S3 or S4.

  Specifically, when the notification level for notifying the existence of the rear vehicle 44 is set to the first notification level in step S3, the notification control unit 32 approaches the host vehicle 1 from the rear as shown in FIG. An image indicating the presence of the rear vehicle 44 is lit on a part of the side mirror 48, but the sound output by the speaker 38 is not performed.

  On the other hand, when the notification level for notifying the presence of the rear vehicle 44 is set to the second notification level in step S4, the notification control unit 32 displays an image indicating the presence of the rear vehicle 44 approaching the host vehicle 1 from the rear. A part of the side mirror 48 blinks, and the speaker 38 outputs sound information indicating the existence of the rear vehicle 44 approaching the host vehicle 1 from the rear, and approaches the host vehicle 1 from the rear as shown in FIG. An image representing the rear vehicle 44 is displayed on the display 36.

  In step S5, when the rear vehicle 44 approaching the host vehicle 1 from behind is not detected by the rear millimeter wave radar 22, or after step S6, the process proceeds to step S7. It is determined whether or not has passed through the intersection 40 without a traffic signal. Specifically, the notification control unit 32 determines whether or not the host vehicle 1 has passed the intersection 40 without a traffic signal based on the map information acquired from the navigation system 6 and the current position of the host vehicle 1 acquired from the GPS 8. To do. As a result, if the host vehicle 1 has not passed the intersection 40 without a traffic light, the process returns to step S2. Thereafter, the processes in steps S2 to S7 are repeated until the host vehicle 1 passes through the intersection 40 without a traffic signal.

  On the other hand, when the own vehicle 1 passes through the intersection 40 without a traffic light in step S7, the vehicle driving assistance device 2 ends the driving assistance processing.

Next, further modifications of the embodiment of the present invention will be described.
In the above-described embodiment, when the preceding vehicle 42 that is lower than the own vehicle 1 and immediately before the right turn is detected at the intersection 40 between the own vehicle 1 and the intersection 40, the notification control unit 32 detects the own vehicle 1 from the rear. It has been described that the notification level for reporting the presence of the rear vehicle 44 approaching the vehicle is set to the second notification level that is higher than the first notification level, but between the own vehicle 1 and the intersection 40, the own vehicle 1 When the preceding vehicle 42 immediately before the left turn is detected at the low speed and at the intersection 40, or when the preceding vehicle 42 parked on the road is detected, the notification level for notifying the presence of the rear vehicle 44 is set to the second notification level. You may make it set.
In this case, the notification control unit 32 detects the preceding vehicle 42 slower than the own vehicle 1 between the own vehicle 1 and the intersection 40 by the front millimeter wave radar 18, and the preceding camera 20 detects the preceding vehicle. When it is detected that the vehicle 42 is located on the left side of the lane with respect to the own vehicle 1, the preceding vehicle 42 that is slower than the own vehicle 1 and immediately before the left turn at the intersection 40 between the own vehicle 1 and the intersection 40, or It is determined that a preceding vehicle 42 parked on the road has been detected.

  Next, the effect by the vehicle driving assistance device 2 of this embodiment mentioned above is demonstrated.

  First, the notification control unit 32 notifies the presence of the rear vehicle 44 detected by the rear millimeter wave radar 22 when the front millimeter wave radar 18 and the front camera 20 have not detected the preceding vehicle 42 that is slower than the own vehicle 1. When the output device 14 outputs the information to be output at the first notification level, and the front millimeter wave radar 18 and the front camera 20 detect the preceding vehicle 42 that is slower than the own vehicle 1, the rear detected by the rear millimeter wave radar 22 Since the information for notifying the presence of the vehicle 44 is output at the second notification level higher than the first notification level by the output device 14, the driver of the own vehicle 1 goes straight ahead avoiding the preceding vehicle 42 that is slower than the own vehicle 1. In order to avoid the contact with the rear vehicle 44 approaching the host vehicle 1 from the rear when there is a possibility of moving the host vehicle 1 to the left or right of the lane in order to The presence of the rear vehicle 44 which is detected can be preferentially notified by chromatography da 22, which makes it possible to reliably recognize the existence of the following vehicle 44 to the driver.

  In particular, when the front millimeter wave radar 18 and the front camera 20 detect the preceding vehicle 42 positioned at a lower speed than the own vehicle 1 and on the right side or the left side of the lane from the own vehicle 1, the notification control unit 32 uses the rear millimeter wave radar 22. Since the output device 14 outputs the detected information on the presence of the detected rear vehicle 44 at a second notification level that is higher than the first notification level, the driver of the host vehicle 1 is a preceding vehicle 42 that is slower than the host vehicle 1. When the host vehicle 1 is likely to move to the left or right of the lane in order to go straight ahead, avoiding contact with the rear vehicle 44 approaching the host vehicle 1 from behind, the rear millimeter wave radar 22 Presence of the presence of the rear vehicle 44 detected by the above can be preferentially notified, so that the presence of the rear vehicle 44 can be surely recognized by the driver.

1 Vehicle (own vehicle)
2 Vehicle Driving Support Device 4 Vehicle-mounted Sensor Group 6 Navigation System 8 GPS
10 Inter-Vehicle Communication System 12 Driving Support Control Unit 14 Output Device 16 CAN
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 18 Front millimeter wave radar 20 Front camera 22 Back millimeter wave radar 24 Communication device 26 Decoder 28 Encoder 30 Collision possibility judgment part 32 Notification control part 34 Behavior control part 36 Display 38 Speaker 40 Crossing (cross road)
42 preceding vehicle 44 rear vehicle 46 building 48 side mirror

Claims (2)

A vehicle driving support device for supporting driving of a driver,
An in-vehicle sensor that detects other vehicles around the vehicle,
Output means for outputting information for reporting the presence of another vehicle;
When the in-vehicle sensor has not detected a preceding vehicle that is slower than the own vehicle, the in-vehicle sensor causes the output means to output information notifying the presence of the rear vehicle detected by the in-vehicle sensor at the first notification level, and When the vehicle detects a preceding vehicle that is slower than the host vehicle, the output means outputs information for informing the presence of the rear vehicle detected by the on-board sensor at a second notification level higher than the first notification level. A vehicle driving support device comprising: a notification control unit;   When the on-board sensor detects a preceding vehicle that is slower than the own vehicle and located on the right side or the left side of the lane from the own vehicle, the notification control unit is configured to notify information indicating the presence of the rear vehicle detected by the on-board sensor. The vehicle driving support apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the output means outputs the signal at a second notification level higher than the first notification level.

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