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Lane change assist information visualization system

US9092987B2 · kind B2 · utility

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10Claims

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Assignee

HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. · JP

Inventors

Sven Bone · Offenbach am Main, DE
Hermann Winner · Bietigheim, DE
Stefan Habenicht · Roßdorf, DE
Jewgeni Selinski · Bodenheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 20, 2011
Grant date	Jul 28, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 20, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG08G1/167
WIPO fieldControl
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A lane change assist information visualization system allows a vehicle driver to change lanes with minimum effort and stress by displaying a lane change option that suits the particular lane changing situation in an intuitively understandable manner, and information on the surrounding vehicles adequate for the vehicle driver to make a reasonable decision in changing lanes. The system includes a lane change program computing device (9) that computes at least (a) a lane change possibility, (b) a time period that has to elapse before a lane change is allowed if a lane change possibility does not currently exists, or a time period in which a lane change should be made if a lane change possibility currently exists, and (c) a need for acceleration or deceleration, and a display unit (10) for displaying this information.

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