Title:
DRIVING MANEUVER ASSISTANCE DEVICE AND DRIVING MANEUVER ASSISTANCE METHOD
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/004842
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Provided is a driving maneuver assistance device wherein, on the basis of images of the front and the rear of a vehicle (CR) which have been captured by an image capture unit (730), an assessment unit (740) performs front assessment of whether or not there is a vehicle in front of the vehicle (CR), and rear assessment of whether or not there is a vehicle behind the vehicle (CR). If the result of the front assessment and/or the result of the rear assessment is/are positive, an inter-vehicular distance acquisition unit (750) calculates the distance to the vehicle in front and/or the distance to the vehicle behind. In addition, a derivation unit (760A) refers to map information within a storage unit (710) on the basis of the current position of the vehicle (CR), and after identifying road attributes containing inclination information of the roads upon which the vehicle (CR) will be traveling in the future, refers to maximum recharge efficiency information within the storage unit (710) in order to obtain the most efficient speed of the vehicle (CR). Subsequently, the derivation unit (760A), on the basis of the obtained most efficient speed, the assessment results by the assessment unit (740), and the calculation result by the inter-vehicular distance acquisition unit (750), derives driving maneuver information to recommend from the viewpoint of balancing improvement of recharge efficiency using regenerative energy with traffic safety.
Inventors:
TAMURA, Yuichi (Kawagoe Plant 25-1, Aza-Nishimachi, Yamada, Kawagoe-sh, Saitama 55, 〒3508555, JP)
Application Number:
JP2010/061379
Publication Date:
January 12, 2012
Filing Date:
July 05, 2010
Export Citation:
Assignee:
PIONEER CORPORATION (1-1 Shin-ogura, Saiwai-kuKawasaki-shi, Kanagawa 31, 〒2120031, JP)
パイオニア株式会社 (〒31 神奈川県川崎市幸区新小倉１番１号 Kanagawa, 〒2120031, JP)
パイオニア株式会社 (〒31 神奈川県川崎市幸区新小倉１番１号 Kanagawa, 〒2120031, JP)
International Classes:
G08G1/00; B60L3/00; B60L7/10; B60L7/24; B60L11/18; B60W10/00; B60W20/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SHIBATA, Itsuo (TAF Kyobashi Bldg. 5th Floor, 19-4 Kyobashi 1-chome, Chuo-k, Tokyo 31, 〒1040031, JP)
Claims: