A vehicle travel control device executes trajectory following control to make the vehicle follow a target trajectory. A delay time represents control delay of the trajectory following control. A delay compensation time is at least a part of the delay time. The trajectory following control includes: displacement estimation processing that estimates a displacement of the vehicle in the delay compensation time; and delay compensation processing that corrects a deviation between the vehicle and the target trajectory based on the estimated displacement to compensate the control delay. The displacement estimation processing is effective in an effective period and ineffective in an ineffective period. When the ineffective period is included in the delay time of the trajectory following control, the displacement estimation processing is executed in a temporary mode by using sensor-detected information in the effective period without using the sensor-detected information in the ineffective period.

The disclosure relates to a lane departure warning method and a lane departure warning system. The lane departure warning method of the disclosure includes: a warning area calculation step in which a warning area for lane departure of a vehicle is calculated based on information about the vehicle and information around the vehicle; a decision making step in which a current position of the vehicle is compared with the warning area calculated in the warning area calculation step, to determine whether the vehicle is located in the warning area and output a decision instruction; and a warning step in which a warning action is performed based on the decision instruction. According to the disclosure, a lane departure status of the vehicle can be more accurately estimated and timely warning can be performed when there is a tendency for lane departure.

A vehicle control device includes: a control portion that makes, of a plurality of shock absorbers included in a vehicle, a first damping force of at least one shock absorber that is located on a first direction side on which acceleration acts in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle larger than a second damping force of at least one shock absorber of the plurality of shock absorbers that is located on a second direction side opposite to the first direction in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle before acceleration acting on the vehicle is detected by an acceleration sensor due to acceleration or deceleration of the vehicle.

In a vehicle, GV control and M+ control are executed by generating braking/driving forces from a brake hydraulic pressure control device and a drive device during steering. A controller estimates (calculates), by a posture estimation unit, a pitch amount and a roll amount (predicted pitch rate and predicted roll rate) that occur in the vehicle through use of a moment command of the M+ control and a longitudinal G command of the GV control. The controller adjusts damping forces of damping force variable dampers through use of the estimated pitch amount and the estimated roll amount (predicted pitch rate and predicted roll rate) so that a pitch amount calculated by a pitch control unit and a roll amount calculated by a roll suppression unit approach respective target values.

A tire replacement forecasting system includes a tire supporting a vehicle. A sensor unit is mounted on the tire and includes a footprint centerline length measurement sensor and a pressure sensor. A processor is in electronic communication with the sensor unit and receives the measured centerline length and the measured pressure. An electronic vehicle network transmits selected vehicle parameters to the processor. A wear state predictor is stored on the processor and receives the measured centerline length, the measured pressure, and the selected vehicle parameters to generate an estimated wear state of the tire. A forecasting model is stored on the processor and receives multiple estimated wear states of the tire, and predicts future wear states of the tire. A forecast tire replacement date is generated by the forecasting model when the predicted future wear states of the tire are estimated to pass a predetermined wear threshold.

A lane keeping controller, a vehicle system including the same, and a method thereof are provided. The lane keeping controller includes a processor that monitors a risk level of a vehicle in real time, upon a lane keeping control, calculates a target lateral movement distance based on a line component, integrates an offset from a predetermined offset threshold to the vehicle, when an offset between a target route and the vehicle departs from the predetermined offset threshold, and corrects the target lateral movement distance based on the integrated value to calculate a final target lateral movement distance and a storage storing data and an algorithm run by the processor.

A vehicular driving control system and a method for operating the same are provided, may include an information provider to provide information on a front road of a vehicle, a transmission controller to control gear shifting by predicting a condition on the front road based on the information on the front road, and a diagnosing device to diagnose a failure status by verifying matching with the information on the front road, and to restrict a predictive gear-shifting controlling operation of the transmission controller, according to a result of the diagnosing.

A method of operating a vehicle having a driver assistance system includes detecting driving parameters pertaining to the vehicle while the vehicle is being driven on a roadway using a sensor system of the vehicle. Objects including road signs, lane indicators, and other vehicles are detected using the sensor system. The objects include at least road signs, lane indicators, and other vehicles on the roadway. A traffic rule pertaining to the roadway is identified using a traffic violation warning and prevention system of the driver assistance system. A traffic situation pertaining to the traffic rule is detected based on the detected objects and the driving parameters. An alert is generated that warns the driver of a potential traffic violation when the traffic situation is detected. Alternatively, the driver assistance system may be configured to take control of the vehicle to prevent violation of the traffic rule.

A vehicle height adjustment control apparatus is provided for compensating for vehicle pulls including a recognition device that recognizes that a vehicle is driven straight, a determination device that determines whether the vehicle pulls of the vehicle occur, in response to recognizing that the vehicle is driven straight, and a controller that generates a warning message and calculates compensation height control information of the vehicle in response to determining that the vehicle pulls occur.

The invention relates to a device (20) for assisting a driver of a vehicle to perform physical exercises, comprising:—means (21) for acquiring data representative of a driving context,—means (22) for determining a level of risk, from the acquired data,—means (23) for selecting at least one physical exercise compatible with the level of risk,—means (24) for transmitting a signal indicating to the driver the at least one selected exercise; characterised in that it further comprises—means (21′) for acquiring data representative of a history of exercises performed by said driver, said data coming from a remote storage,—and in that the means (23) for selecting at least one physical exercise also use said data representative of a history in order to select said at least one exercise.