Method and system for assisting a driver in driving a vehicle and vehicle on which such system is mounted

US10083605B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Honda Research Institute Europe GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Bernhard Sendhoff · Obertshausen, DE
• Martin Heckmann · Offenbach, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 4, 2017
• Grant date: Sep 25, 2018
• Expiry date: May 4, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60W2556/50
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The invention regards a method and a system for assisting a driver in driving a vehicle, as well as a vehicle with such system being mounted thereon. Information on an environment of a vehicle is obtained by sensing the environment. Furthermore, information on applicable traffic rules is obtained. A request from a driver is determined from sensing at least one of a driver's utterance, gestures, gaze and operation of vehicle control. The traffic scene as sensed is assessed on the basis of the environmental information, the applicable traffic rules and the determined driver request. Information as requested to be output is generated in response to the determined request of the driver. Finally the information in response to the request from the driver is output.