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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2015
Applicant:
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Inventors:
Christopher Lee Rovik, Northville, MI (US);
Eric Randell Schmidt, Northville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01B 69/00 (2006.01); B60W 30/18 (2012.01); B60W 10/20 (2006.01); B60W 10/18 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/18154 (2013.01); B60W 10/18 (2013.01); B60W 10/20 (2013.01); B60W 2550/12 (2013.01); B60W 2550/148 (2013.01); B60W 2550/22 (2013.01); B60W 2710/18 (2013.01); B60W 2710/20 (2013.01); B60W 2720/106 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method for use in an automotive vehicle configured to determine an action to be taken as the automotive vehicle approaches a traffic signal. The system and method determines a distance to stop, and processes the state of the traffic signal, and the road surface condition to calculate the action to be taken so as to help the driver make decisions when approaching the traffic signal.