A method for reinforcing safety of a vehicle on a ramp applied to a vehicle is performed by a first priority anti-skid countermeasure control in which a brake is operated together with displaying an occurrence of the skid of a vehicle/vehicle stop message on a ramp by a controller when the vehicle starts, a second priority anti-skid countermeasure control in which compensating an idle torque is performed together with displaying a guidance of anti-skid function operation/vehicle stop message is performed, a third priority anti-skid countermeasure control in which displaying a turn-off/vehicle stop message is performed, and a fourth priority anti-skid countermeasure control in which forcibly shifting to a N (neutral) stage or permitting the shift together with displaying a forcibly switching to the shift stage N stage/vehicle stop message is performed.

A driver management system and a method of operating the same. The driver management system includes: a monitoring part provided in a vehicle and determining a level of driving attention of a driver; and a vehicle stopping determination part receiving the level of driving attention of the driver, determining vehicle stop frequency at which a vehicle stops at a plurality of vehicle stopping points provided on a road, decreasing the vehicle stop frequency when the level of driving attention is high, and increasing the vehicle stop frequency when the level of driving attention is low.

A method for reinforcing safety of a vehicle on a ramp applied to a vehicle is performed by a first priority anti-skid countermeasure control in which a brake is operated together with displaying an occurrence of the skid of a vehicle/vehicle stop message on a ramp by a controller when the vehicle starts, a second priority anti-skid countermeasure control in which compensating an idle torque is performed together with displaying a guidance of anti-skid function operation/vehicle stop message is performed, a third priority anti-skid countermeasure control in which displaying a turn-off/vehicle stop message is performed, and a fourth priority anti-skid countermeasure control in which forcibly shifting to a N (neutral) stage or permitting the shift together with displaying a forcibly switching to the shift stage N stage/vehicle stop message is performed.

A driving support ECU initializes a target trajectory calculation parameter at a start of LCA; calculates, based on the target trajectory calculation parameter, a target trajectory function representing a target lateral position which is a target position of an own vehicle in a lane width direction in accordance with an elapsed time from the start of LCA; calculates a target control amount based on the target trajectory function; when a steering operation by a driver has been detected, again initializes the target trajectory calculation parameter; and recalculates the target trajectory function based on the target trajectory calculation parameter.

In a method and a corresponding system for identifying a fuel loss event, periodic measurements of a measured volume of fuel stored in a fuel tank (mobile or stationary) are received, and a measurement of a dispensed volume of fuel dispensed into the fuel tank is received from a fueling station. A total volume of fuel is determined equal to the sum of the dispensed volume of fuel and the measured volume of fuel last measured prior to receiving from a fueling station. A difference is determined between the total volume and the measured volume of fuel first measured subsequent to determining the total volume. If the difference exceeds a predetermined threshold indicating a fuel loss event, an alert is generated indicating that there is a fuel loss event.

A method for determining a filling stop during a filling process of an operating fluid container whose operating fluid container interior can be filled with an operating fluid via a filling pipe opening into said interior, wherein a pressure sensor for determining a pressure within the filling pipe is arranged in the filling pipe, wherein the method has the following method steps: acquiring the time profile of pressure values acquired by means of the pressure sensor; and outputting a filling stop signal in accordance with the time profile of the pressure values. In addition, the present invention discloses an operating fluid container system having an operating fluid container and a filling pipe, opening into an operating fluid container interior, for filling the operating fluid container with an operating fluid, wherein the operating fluid container system has a pressure sensor arranged within the filling pipe and is coupled via a data line to an electronic control device for transmitting data, representing the pressure within the filling pipe, to the electronic control device, wherein the control device is designed to carry out the method according to the invention for determining a filling stop.

A vehicle safety system is for preventing child abandonment in a vehicle. The vehicle safety system may include a controller coupled to a flow sensor, a temperature sensor, and a seat sensor. The controller may be configured to detect when the vehicle is in a fueling state based upon the flow sensor, detect occupancy of a child safety seat based upon the seat sensor, and detect when a driver side door is in an open state based upon a driver side door sensor in the vehicle. The controller may be configured to when the driver side door has entered the open state, when the child safety seat is occupied, and when the vehicle does not enter the fueling state within a time period, then cause the vehicle to enter an alert state.

An alarm device configured to generate an alarm to a driver inside a vehicle, includes processing circuitry configured to generate delay time information based on a first reference level and at least a portion of sound source signals that are generated by a plurality of microphones in the vehicle based on a sound generated from outside of the vehicle. The processing circuitry is further configured to generate position parameters based on a second reference level and at least a portion of the delay time information. The processing circuitry is further configured to generate, based on the position parameters, candidate position information representing candidate positions on which the sound source is expected to be located, and generate final position information based on a third reference level and the candidate position information.

A vehicle safety system is for preventing child abandonment in a vehicle. The vehicle safety system may include a controller coupled to a flow sensor, a temperature sensor, and a seat sensor. The controller may be configured to detect when the vehicle is in a fueling state based upon the flow sensor, detect occupancy of a child safety seat based upon the seat sensor, and detect when a driver side door is in an open state based upon a driver side door sensor in the vehicle. The controller may be configured to when the driver side door has entered the open state, when the child safety seat is occupied, and when the vehicle does not enter the fueling state within a time period, then cause the vehicle to enter an alert state.

A driving support ECU initializes a target trajectory calculation parameter at a start of LCA; calculates, based on the target trajectory calculation parameter, a target trajectory function representing a target lateral position which is a target position of an own vehicle in a lane width direction in accordance with an elapsed time from the start of LCA; calculates a target control amount based on the target trajectory function; when a steering operation by a driver has been detected, again initializes the target trajectory calculation parameter; and recalculates the target trajectory function based on the target trajectory calculation parameter.