System and method for improving vehicle operator driving assistance of automotive vehicle
US7085633B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 10, 2003 |
| Grant date | Aug 1, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 25, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S2013/932
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In system and method for improving operator driving assistance of an automotive vehicle, at an indication of acceleration timing and magnitude and the lane change timing, a lane change necessity is calculated and a lane change trigger signal is produced while the host vehicle is operated on a road that has at least three lanes and, at the calculation of the lane change necessity and at the production of the lane change signal, a new lane change trigger signal is prohibited to indicate until a forward lane change operation is deemed to be completed, in a case where the vehicle is traveling on a multiple number traffic lane road.
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