US 11,851,051 B2
System and method for detecting an object in a turning alert zone of a vehicle
Mingher Fred Shen, Ann Arbor, MI (US); and Salem BenSalem, Lansing, MI (US)
Assigned to Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US)
Filed by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US)
Filed on Jul. 28, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/386,783.
Prior Publication US 2023/0031096 A1, Feb. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. B60W 30/09 (2012.01); B60W 30/095 (2012.01); B60W 50/14 (2020.01)
CPC B60W 30/09 (2013.01) [B60W 30/095 (2013.01); B60W 50/14 (2013.01); B60W 2050/143 (2013.01); B60W 2420/42 (2013.01); B60W 2554/4041 (2020.02); B60W 2554/4044 (2020.02); B60W 2554/4049 (2020.02)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for controlling operation of a vehicle, the system comprising:
an object detection sensor; a vehicle turning angle sensor;
a processor; and
a memory communicably coupled to the processor and storing a turning alert zone module including computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
determine if a speed of the vehicle is within a predetermined range of speeds:
if the speed of the vehicle is within the predetermined range of speeds, determine if a vehicle turning angle is above a predetermined threshold value;
if the turning angle is above the predetermined threshold value, using the turning angle, determine a turning alert zone including a first turning alert sub-zone and a second turning alert sub-zone contiguous with the first turning alert sub-zone;
determine if at least a portion of an object resides in the turning alert zone; and
if at least a portion of an object resides in the turning alert zone, control an operation of the vehicle.