VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM STORING COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE
Granted: April 25, 2024
Application Number:
20240132075
A vehicle control device has a processor configured to estimate a direction of a source of a warning sound generated by another vehicle relative to the host vehicle based on an acoustic signal acquired by an acoustical sensor, and decide to drive the host vehicle in a direction perpendicular to a current traveling direction of the host vehicle and away from the source of the warning sound, when the direction of the source of the warning sound relative to the host vehicle is estimated.
VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM FOR STORING COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR VEHICLE CONTROL, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE
Granted: April 25, 2024
Application Number:
20240132116
A vehicle control device has a processor configured to estimate an amount of rainfall per unit time based on an acoustic signal acquired by an acoustical sensor mounted on a vehicle, determine whether a present operation mode of the vehicle is a first operation mode with a lower level to which a driver is contributing to driving or a second operation mode with a higher level to which the driver is contributing to driving than the first operation mode, and decide a first time until the…
OPERATION MANAGEMENT APPARATUS
Granted: April 25, 2024
Application Number:
20240132114
An operation management apparatus includes a controller configured to receive, via a communication interface, first data to be transmitted at first time intervals and second data to be transmitted at second time intervals longer than the first time intervals from the vehicle, the first data indicating an operational state of the vehicle at a time of transmission of the first data, the second data indicating operational states of the vehicle at multiple times up to a time of transmission…
VEHICLE OBJECT DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A TARGET OBJECT IN A DETECTION AREA LOCATED BEHIND A SUBJECT VEHICLE
Granted: April 25, 2024
Application Number:
20240132099
A vehicle object detection system configured to generate a judgement on whether a target object which has been detected to enter the detection area is an alert object, and to output the judgement to a warning which is configured to warn a driver of the subject vehicle that a target object is present in the detection area behind the subject vehicle based on the judgement indicating that the target object is an alert object, wherein the system is configured to delay generating the…
BLIND SPOT DETECTION CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD
Granted: April 25, 2024
Application Number:
20240132095
A blind spot detection control apparatus for a vehicle, configured for judging whether an object detected during a detection cycle in blind spot zone of the vehicle is an alert object, for outputting a result of judgement to a warning which warns a driver of vehicle that an object is present in blind spot zone based on judging that object detected in blind spot zone is an alert object, wherein apparatus is configured to judge whether an object detected in blind spot zone is an alert…
INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, VEHICLE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
Granted: April 25, 2024
Application Number:
20240132094
The information processing device extracts one or a plurality of autonomously drivable sections in the traveling route of the vehicle to the destination. Further, the information processing device specifies the first section having the longest autonomous driving continuable time on the traveling route. Then, the information processing device outputs the autonomous driving continuable time in the first section.
DEVICE AND METHOD FOR NOTIFICATION
Granted: April 25, 2024
Application Number:
20240132092
A notification device notifies a driver of a vehicle to be parked in one of a plurality of parking spaces in a parking area including a control device that transmits control information for parking travel control of the vehicle heading for the assigned parking space to the vehicle via a communication network that the parking travel control is not executable, via an output device mounted on the vehicle, in the case where it is determined that the vehicle has arrived within the…
DRIVING SUPPORT DEVICE, DRIVING SUPPORT METHOD, AND DRIVING SUPPORT PROGRAM
Granted: April 25, 2024
Application Number:
20240132091
Provided is a driving support device (1) including: a front sensor configured to detect a traffic participant existing in a predetermined region on a left front side and a right front side of an own vehicle, and to acquire information on the traffic participant; a warning device configured to execute warning for an occupant of the own vehicle; and a processor configured to control the warning device. The processor is configured to: predict, when a turn intention that is an intention of a…
VEHICLE
Granted: April 25, 2024
Application Number:
20240132089
When a headlight driver input indicates an AUTO mode, a VCIB accepts a headlight mode request from an ADK. The VCIB identifies a current headlight driver input. The VCIB reads first correspondence information and checks the identified headlight driver input and the accepted headlight mode request against the first correspondence information to determine an illumination status of a headlight.
OPERATION MANAGEMENT APPARATUS
Granted: April 25, 2024
Application Number:
20240132087
An operation management apparatus includes an interface configured to acquire first information identifying an abnormal state of an autonomous vehicle from an autonomous driving kit of the autonomous vehicle and acquire second information on the autonomous vehicle from an in-vehicle communication device of the autonomous vehicle, and a controller configured to change an operation pattern of the autonomous vehicle to an abnormality response pattern determined based on the first…
ROBOT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DRIVING ROBOT
Granted: April 25, 2024
Application Number:
20240131686
A robot system and a method for driving a robot capable of moving the position of the center of gravity of the robot while minimizing the increase in the footprint thereof are provided. A robot system according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a robot. The robot includes a movable moving part, an upper body part disposed above the moving part, and a driving mechanism for tilting the upper body part and moving a lower end of the upper body part in a direction in which the…
IN-VEHICLE CONTROLLER
Granted: April 25, 2024
Application Number:
20240132045
The in-vehicle controller of the present disclosure is installed in a vehicle together an engine, a motor capable of generating electricity connected to a crankshaft of the engine, a high voltage battery connected to the motor by a high voltage power line, a low voltage battery, a DC/DC converter connected to the high voltage power line and a low voltage power line connected to the low voltage battery, and a relay attached to the high voltage battery side of the high voltage power line…
DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, DISPLAY PROGRAM STORAGE MEDIUM, AND DISPLAY METHOD
Granted: April 25, 2024
Application Number:
20240131989
A display control device includes: a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to: acquire information of a moving body in surroundings of a vehicle; and display a specific image on a display area provided to the vehicle according to a position of the moving body based on the acquired information of the moving body, the specific image being displayed either overlaid on or adjacent to the moving body; and in a case in which the moving body inside the display area has…
INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD
Granted: April 25, 2024
Application Number:
20240131986
An information processing method by an information processing apparatus capable of communicating with a vehicle designated as a delivery destination of a package, the information processing method includes receiving vehicle information from the vehicle upon detecting an occurrence of a predetermined event regarding a delivery person of the package, determining, based on the vehicle information, whether to operate hazard lamps or a horn of the vehicle, and upon determining to operate the…
Kinetic Seat Cushions for Vehicles
Granted: April 25, 2024
Application Number:
20240131970
A kinetic seat cushion assembly that rotates based on a force applied on an occupant seated therein is provided. The kinetic seat cushion assembly includes a primary seat cushion frame, a secondary seat cushion frame, a seat cushion tilt mechanism coupling the secondary seat cushion frame to the primary seat cushion frame such that the secondary seat cushion frame is movable with respect to the primary seat cushion frame, and a front pivot mechanism that pivotally couples a front portion…
MANAGEMENT APPARATUS
Granted: April 25, 2024
Application Number:
20240131947
A management apparatus includes a controller configured to manage a power supply vehicle. The controller is configured to notify a user of a result of a determination of whether the power supply vehicle can supply power to a vehicle of the user under specified conditions that include a position specified by the user and a time specified by the user. The controller is configured to accept a reservation for the power supply vehicle to supply power to the vehicle of the user.
CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE
Granted: April 25, 2024
Application Number:
20240131925
A control device for a vehicle including an operation unit that receives an operation for setting ON or OFF of a plurality of driver assistance functions, wherein at least two or more driver assistance functions among the plurality of driver assistance functions are driver assistance functions classified into a specific group in which the degree of intervention of control for the driving operation is smaller than other driver assistance functions, and the operation unit includes a main…
GRILLE SHUTTER
Granted: April 25, 2024
Application Number:
20240131921
The plurality of movable fins includes at least a first movable fin coupled to the actuator and a second movable fin coupled to the first movable fin via a time difference link. The time difference link does not interlock the second movable fin with respect to the first movable fin while the first movable fin rotates from the closed position to the predetermined intermediate position, and interlocks the second movable fin with respect to the first movable fin while the first movable fin…
TOW HOOK ASSEMBLIES AND VEHICLES INCLUDING SAME
Granted: April 25, 2024
Application Number:
20240131885
A tow hook assembly including a crush box and a tow hook. The crush box includes a support section having a first end and an opposite second end, the tubular support section extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction, and a connector section provided at the first end of the tubular support section, the connector section including a face plate extending in a vehicle vertical direction perpendicular to the vehicle longitudinal direction, and an upper plate extending from an upper end of…
ADJUSTABLE TOW HOOK ASSEMBLIES AND VEHICLES INCLUDING SAME
Granted: April 25, 2024
Application Number:
20240131884
A vehicle including a cross member and a tow hook assembly. The tow hook assembly is coupled to the cross member and includes a housing, a tow hook, and a shear pin. The housing includes an arcuate interior. The tow hook is moveable between an extended position and a retracted position. The tow hook includes a retaining block and a receiving member having a distal portion extending from the retaining block and a leading portion extending from the distal portion. The shear pin is…
