Vehicle control system
US12151683B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 21, 2020 |
| Grant date | Nov 26, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 24, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60W2720/106
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle control system includes a traveling environment detector configured to detect a traveling environment in a traveling direction of a vehicle, an acceleration state detector configured to detect an acceleration state due to a driver's operation, a driver state monitor configured to monitor a state of a driver based on a captured driver's image and detect an expression centered on the driver's face, an expression sudden change determinator configured to determine a sudden change in the driver's expression based on a detection result by the driver state monitor, an acceleration suppressor configured to suppress acceleration of the vehicle when the traveling environment detector detects no object for which collision avoidance is required in the traveling direction of the vehicle and the expression sudden change determinator determines that the driver's expression has suddenly changed immediately after the acceleration state detector detects the rapid acceleration due to the driver's operation.
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