B60Q1/40

Steering light assembly

A steering light device is mounted on left or right sides of a motorcycle having an imaginary middle vertical plane extending horizontally in a front-rear direction. The steering light device includes a light unit and a lens unit. The light unit includes at least one inclined elongate auxiliary light descending inwardly toward the imaginary middle vertical plane. The lens unit includes at least one auxiliary lens cooperating respectively with the main and auxiliary lights to project light for compensating light intensity of a dark area in a road surface located in front of the motorcycle when steering the motorcycle to a corresponding one of the left or right.

Driving support apparatus
10850738 · 2020-12-01 · ·

A reception unit receives a command which is either a leftward lane change command or a rightward lane change command. A traveling control unit controls the lane change, based on the lane change command. A lighting control unit turns on a direction indicator. A command determination unit causes the traveling control unit to cancel control of both the leftward and rightward lane changes and causes the lighting control unit to turn off the direction indicator, in spite of the reception unit receiving a first lane change command to either leftward or rightward direction as a lane change, and the traveling control unit starting first lane change control, if a second lane change command, which is in a direction opposite to the first lane change, is received before part of the vehicle enters an adjacent lane which is adjacent to a traveling lane where the vehicle travels.

Controlling device for vehicle headlight, vehicle headlight, and method of controlling vehicle headlight
10807517 · 2020-10-20 · ·

A controlling device for a vehicle headlight that controls a light distribution state by the vehicle headlight, includes a shielding range derivation part that obtains movement information that is information showing movement of an oncoming vehicle and that derives a shielding range of the vehicle headlight on the basis of the obtained movement information, and a light distribution controller that controls the light distribution state of the vehicle headlight according to the shielding range derived by the shielding range derivation part.

Apparatus and method for controlling rotation of vehicle in consideration of slip

An apparatus and a method are provided for controlling rotation of a vehicle in consideration of slip. The apparatus includes a radius of curvature setting unit that sets a target radius of curvature of rotation of the vehicle while the vehicle is being driven and a radius of curvature calculation unit that estimates an actual radius of curvature of a traveling vehicle based on forward speed and lateral acceleration of the vehicle. Additionally, a radius of curvature adjustment unit adjusts a yaw direction rotation moment of the vehicle based on a difference between the target radius of curvature set by the radius of curvature setting unit and the estimated radius of curvature estimated by the radius of curvature calculation unit to adjust the radius of curvature of rotation of the vehicle.

Lane change assist device for a vehicle
10710497 · 2020-07-14 · ·

A driving support ECU detects a shallow pressing operation monitoring signal of the turn signal lever is turned off (S14: Yes). When a timer value Tx representing an ON duration time period in which the shallow pressing operation monitoring signal is continued to be turned on reaches an assist request confirmation time period Tref (S19: Yes) and an LCA start condition is established (S20: Yes) after the detection of the shallow pressing operation monitoring signal, the driving support ECU starts LCA. The driving support ECU does not determines, until the LCA is completed, whether or not the shallow pressing operation monitoring signal is turned off. The driving support ECU restarts processes from S11 after the LCA is completed. Therefore, even if the shallow pressing operation is continued to be performed, the LCA is not executed further.

Lane change assist device for a vehicle
10710497 · 2020-07-14 · ·

A driving support ECU detects a shallow pressing operation monitoring signal of the turn signal lever is turned off (S14: Yes). When a timer value Tx representing an ON duration time period in which the shallow pressing operation monitoring signal is continued to be turned on reaches an assist request confirmation time period Tref (S19: Yes) and an LCA start condition is established (S20: Yes) after the detection of the shallow pressing operation monitoring signal, the driving support ECU starts LCA. The driving support ECU does not determines, until the LCA is completed, whether or not the shallow pressing operation monitoring signal is turned off. The driving support ECU restarts processes from S11 after the LCA is completed. Therefore, even if the shallow pressing operation is continued to be performed, the LCA is not executed further.

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING RUNNING OF VEHICLE

A vehicle running control method includes: determining whether a host vehicle in a traveling lane enters the junction section during autonomous traveling; collecting environment information of at least one vehicle adjacent to the host vehicle upon determining that the host vehicle enters the junction section; determining whether the traveling lane and the target lane are congested using the collected environment information; upon determining that the traveling lane and the target lane are congested, estimating a cut-in point of a preceding vehicle and determining a target point of the target lane from the estimated cut-in point; generating a cut-in path to the determined target point and displaying an intention to change lanes; and determining whether a rear approaching vehicle has the intention to yield and performing the lane change according to the result of the determination.

CAMERA SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES
20200172004 · 2020-06-04 ·

A car includes: a left side and a right side; a first light emitter coupled to the left side of the car; a second light emitter coupled to the right side of the car; a first camera coupled to the left side of the car, the first camera configured to generate a first image; a second camera coupled to the right side of the car, the second camera configured to generate a second image; wherein the first camera and the second camera are located closer to a front end of the car than a back end of the car.

CAMERA SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES
20200172004 · 2020-06-04 ·

A car includes: a left side and a right side; a first light emitter coupled to the left side of the car; a second light emitter coupled to the right side of the car; a first camera coupled to the left side of the car, the first camera configured to generate a first image; a second camera coupled to the right side of the car, the second camera configured to generate a second image; wherein the first camera and the second camera are located closer to a front end of the car than a back end of the car.

Method for Controlling Direction Indicator and Device for Controlling Direction Indicator
20200130567 · 2020-04-30 ·

A direction indicator is configured to start blinking in response to an operation of a driver of a subject vehicle and automatically turn off after a first blinking time elapses. When the subject vehicle changes lanes in an automated or autonomous manner due to the operation of the driver, a control apparatus is used to extend the first blinking time to a second blinking time longer than the first blinking time and control the direction indicator to automatically turn off.