B60Q5/005

Smart vehicle
11526166 · 2022-12-13 ·

A method of providing safety in a level 3 autonomous vehicle by mounting a plurality of cameras in a vehicular cabin to detect edges; translating the edges into motions of a human or a biological entity; and monitoring safety conditions for the human or biological entity.

Audible navigation indicator

A vehicle includes a first sound generator supported at a front of the vehicle and positioned to generate sound in a vehicle-forward direction. The vehicle includes a second sound generator supported at a right side of the vehicle and positioned to generate sound in a vehicle-right direction. The vehicle includes a third sound generator supported at a left side of the vehicle and positioned to generate sound in a vehicle-left direction. The vehicle includes a computer in communication with the first, second, and third sound generators, the computer having a processor and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to identify an anticipated maneuver of the vehicle as a right-turn maneuver or a left-turn maneuver, actuate the first sound generator, and then, selectively actuate the second sound generator or the third generator based on the anticipated maneuver.

Wrong way driving prevention

An example operation includes one or more of initially determining, via one or more sensors on a transport, that the transport is approaching a one-way road in a wrong direction based on a slowing down of the transport and a movement of the transport toward the one-way road, notifying, via the one or more sensors, one or more occupants of the transport about the approaching, and in response to the transport continuing to approach in the wrong direction, slowing the transport, by a computer associated with the transport, to not permit entry into the one-way road.

Left-behind detection device and left-behind detection method
11521478 · 2022-12-06 · ·

A vehicle information acquiring unit for acquiring vehicle information; a heat source information acquiring unit for acquiring heat source information; a stop determining unit for determining whether or not a vehicle is stopped on the basis of the vehicle information; a heat source determining unit for determining whether or not a heat source satisfying a target condition is generated in the vehicle on the basis of the heat source information, when the stop determining unit determines that the vehicle is stopped; an activation control unit for activating an imaging device, when the heat source determining unit determines that a heat source satisfying the target condition is generated; an image acquiring unit acquiring a captured image of inside of the vehicle from the imaging device; and a notification control unit outputting notification information to the outside of the vehicle, when a living body is detected in the captured image.

MOBILE MACHINERY SITUATIONAL AWARENESS APPARATUS
20220382285 · 2022-12-01 ·

An apparatus for mobile machinery includes a sensor module configured for detachable fitment to mobile machinery, and a control module configured to interface with a control system of the mobile machinery. The sensor module includes an orthogonal sensor arrangement for sensing obstacles in three-dimensional space, an orthogonal indicator arrangement configured to provide a gradient proximity indication of an obstacle, and a wireless transceiver arranged in signal communication with the sensor and indicator arrangements. The control module includes a control wireless transceiver for communicating with the wireless transceiver of the sensor module, and a processor in signal communication with the control wireless transceiver, the processor configured to program, via the wireless transceiver of each sensor module, the sensor and indicator arrangements and with predetermined thresholds of obstacle proximity. If a sensed obstacle proximity exceeds a maximum threshold, the processor overrides the control system to facilitate situational awareness of an operator.

CONTROL DEVICE, SYSTEM, VEHICLE, AND CONTROL METHOD

A control device for controlling a vehicle provided with a power supply function for a user includes a control unit that causes a light of the vehicle to blink under a certain condition when a power outage is detected.

SIREN CONTROL METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM
20220379808 · 2022-12-01 ·

A controller is configured to acquire primary information indicating that an emergency vehicle during emergency driving has satisfied the condition that the emergency vehicle has entered a particular area in which right of way may be given and/or the condition that the emergency vehicle has shifted into a specific driving mode in which right of way may be given within the particular area. Upon acquisition of the primary information, the controller stops a siren of the emergency vehicle or reduces the volume of the siren of the emergency vehicle.

CONDITION BASED VEHICLE PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT

A vehicle includes a chassis, a driveline coupled to the chassis, and a control system. The control system is configured to monitor a condition of at least one of the vehicle, an area around the vehicle, or an operator of the vehicle; and control operation of the driveline based on the condition. Controlling the operation of the driveline includes at least one of limiting a speed at which the driveline drives the vehicle or shutting down the driveline and isolating a component of the driveline.

CONTROL DEVICE, SYSTEM, VEHICLE, AND DETERMINATION METHOD

A control device includes a control unit that acquires an image taken by a vehicle provided with a power supply function for a user, identifies an electric light that is turned off and that is included in the acquired image, refers to definition data that defines whether the identified electric light should be turned on during a time zone when the image was taken to determine whether a power outage has occurred.

Movable carrier auxiliary system

A movable carrier auxiliary system includes at least one optical image capturing system disposed on a movable carrier, at least one warning module, and at least one displaying device. The optical image capturing system includes an image capturing module and an operation module, and has at least one lens group including at least two lenses having refractive power. The image capturing module captures and produces an environmental image surrounding the movable carrier. The operation module electrically connected to the image capturing module detects at least one lane marking in the environmental image to generate a detecting signal. The warning module electrically connected to the operation module receives the detecting signal to determine whether a moving direction of the movable carrier deviates from a lane, and generate a warning signal when the moving direction deviates from the lane. The displaying device electrically connected to the warning module displays the warning signal.