Patent application EP18165675A (EP), filed 2018-04-04
Publication number: EP3392858A1
Title: AUTOMATED VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM
Abstract: A vehicle-control system (10) suitable for use on an automated vehicle includes a human-machine-interface (32) and a controller (28). The human-machine-interface (32) accepts an input from an operator (16) of a host-vehicle (12). The controller (28) is in communication with the human-machine-interface (32). The operator (16) inputs a notification (40) to the human-machine-interface (32). The notification (40) indicates that the operator (16) detects a circumstance that suggests a presence of the emergency-vehicle (34) on the roadway (36) that has not been detected by the system (10). The controller (28) drives the host-vehicle (12) in accordance with rules governing an operation of vehicles proximate to an emergency-vehicle (34) stopped alongside a roadway (36).
IPC codes: B60W  30/    18            A I
G08G   1/    16            A I
Claims: number: 1
text: A vehicle-control system (10) suitable for use on an automated vehicle, said system (10) comprising:
number: 2
text: The system (10) in accordance with claim 1, wherein the controller (28) determines when a lane-change (54) is allowed, wherein when the host-vehicle (12) is in a travel-lane (52) adjacent to the emergency-vehicle (34) the controller (28) drives the host-vehicle (12) into an adjacent-lane (38) while the lane-change (54) is allowed, and when the lane-change (54) is not allowed the controller (28) reduces a host-vehicle-speed (56) in accordance with the rules governing the operation of vehicles proximate to the emergency-vehicle (34) stopped alongside the roadway (36).
number: 3
text: The system (10) in accordance with claim 2, wherein after the controller (28) drives the host-vehicle (12) into the adjacent-lane (38), and wherein after the host-vehicle (12) passes the emergency-vehicle (34), and wherein when the lane-change (54) is allowed the controller (28) drives the host-vehicle (12) back into the travel-lane (52) traveled by the host-vehicle (12) prior to the notification (40).
number: 4
text: The system (10) in accordance with claim 3, wherein the system (10) further includes a ranging-sensor (58) in communication with the controller (28), said ranging-sensor (58) detects a vehicle proximate to the host-vehicle (12), wherein the controller (28) further determines when the lane-change (54) is allowed based on the ranging-sensor (58).
number: 5
text: The system (10) according to any one of the claims 3 to 4, wherein the system (10) further includes a camera (50) in communication with the controller (28), said camera (50) detects a lane-marking (60) of the travel-lane (52), wherein the controller (28) further determines when the lane-change (54) is allowed based on the lane-marking (60).
number: 6
text: The system (10) according to any one of the claims 3 to 5, wherein the system (10) further includes a digital-map (62) in communication with the controller (28), said digital-map (62) defines a travel-route (64) of the host-vehicle (12) traveling to a destination, wherein the controller (28) further determines when the lane-change (54) is allowed based on the digital-map (62).
number: 7
text: The system (10) in accordance with claim 3, wherein the system (10) further includes a ranging-sensor (58), a camera (50), and a digital-map (62) in communication with the controller (28), said ranging-sensor (58) detects a vehicle proximate to the host-vehicle (12), said camera (50) detects a lane-marking (60) of the travel-lane (52), said digital-map (62) defines a travel-route (64) of the host-vehicle (12) traveling to a destination, wherein the controller (28) further determines when the lane-change (54) is allowed based on the ranging-sensor (58), the lane-marking (60), and the digital-map (62).
Office action: search_report, dated 2018-10-24
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Final disposition: pending (2018-10-24)