DRIVING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM - TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD

Title:

DRIVING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2013/145216

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

In order to provide a driving assistance system that is capable of preventing driving assistance from being implemented in situations other than at intersections requiring driving assistance, this driving assistance system (2) is provided with: a microphone (32) that is installed in a vehicle (1), and detects sound information around the vehicle (1); an assistance implementation unit (80) that implements driving assistance; and an assistance determination unit (76) that determines whether or not to implement driving assistance, and determines an the level of assistance when driving assistance is implemented, on the basis of the reverberation of a sound emitted from the vehicle (1), said sound reverberation being included in the sound information detected by the microphone (32). Thus, the assistance implementation unit (80): is capable of performing just the right amount of driving assistance according to the visibility of a crossroad (92) from the road being traveled on (91); and is capable of preventing driving assistance from being implemented in a situation other than at an intersection (93) requiring driving assistance.

Inventors:

KAWAMATA SHINYA (JP)
OZAKI OSAMU (JP)
KAMINADE TAKUYA (JP)

Application Number:

PCT/JP2012/058383

Publication Date:

October 03, 2013

Filing Date:

March 29, 2012

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD (JP)
KAWAMATA SHINYA (JP)
OZAKI OSAMU (JP)
KAMINADE TAKUYA (JP)

International Classes:

G08G1/16; G01S15/931

Foreign References:

JP2011096009A	2011-05-12
JPS61213681A	1986-09-22
JP2011090582A	2011-05-06
JP2008181206A	2008-08-07
JPH09190596A	1997-07-22
JPH11167698A	1999-06-22
JP2007164223A	2007-06-28

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