US 11,753,027 B2
Vehicle lateral-control system with adjustable parameters
Tapan R. Mujumdar, Rochester Hills, MI (US); and Pardis Khayyer, Carmel, IN (US)
Assigned to Aptiv Technologies Limited, St. Michael (BB)
Filed by Aptiv Technologies Limited, St. Michael (BB)
Filed on Jan. 27, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/160,304.
Prior Publication US 2022/0234603 A1, Jul. 28, 2022
Int. Cl. B60W 50/08 (2020.01); B60W 10/20 (2006.01); B60W 40/072 (2012.01); B60W 40/09 (2012.01); B60W 40/08 (2012.01)
CPC B60W 50/087 (2013.01) [B60W 10/20 (2013.01); B60W 40/072 (2013.01); B60W 40/09 (2013.01); B60W 50/085 (2013.01); B60W 2040/0809 (2013.01); B60W 2420/42 (2013.01); B60W 2420/52 (2013.01); B60W 2520/10 (2013.01); B60W 2540/18 (2013.01); B60W 2540/30 (2013.01); B60W 2552/53 (2020.02); B60W 2554/801 (2020.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
receiving, via a human machine interface (HMI), an input from a driver of a vehicle indicating a lateral-control aggressiveness, the input comprising a preset or adjustable selection of a minimum road-curvature to enable a lane change;
receiving from a driver-monitoring sensor, with a controller circuit, identity data indicating an identity of the driver;
receiving from one or more vehicle sensors separate from the HMI, with the controller circuit, vehicle lateral-response data based on steering maneuvers performed as the vehicle operates one or more lane changes under control of the driver, the vehicle lateral-response data comprising information about lateral movements or lateral accelerations of the vehicle as it operates the lane changes;
determining, based on the vehicle lateral-response data, with the controller circuit, a plurality of lateral-steering parameters of the vehicle, the vehicle lateral-response data indicative of the lateral movements or lateral accelerations of the vehicle;
adjusting based on the plurality of lateral-steering parameters and the input from the driver to the HMI, with the controller circuit, lateral-control parameters of the vehicle, the lateral-control parameters usable to adjust positioning of the vehicle within a travel lane;
associating the adjusted lateral-control parameters of the vehicle with the identity of the driver; and
operating the vehicle during a lane change, with the controller circuit, according to the lateral-control parameters associated with the identity of the driver.