First vehicle, second vehicle, vehicle control device, and vehicle control system

Abstract

A vehicle control system includes: a first vehicle including a smell detection unit, a smell determination unit configured to determine whether an intensity of the smell is equal to or larger than a predetermined threshold value, a first acquisition unit configured to acquire first vehicle position information indicating a position of the first vehicle, and a notification unit configured to notify a second vehicle about the first vehicle position information when the smell determination unit determines that the intensity of the smell is equal to or larger than the predetermined threshold value; and a second vehicle configured to communicate with the first vehicle and including an information output processing unit configured to cause an information output unit to output a warning notifying about a presence of the first vehicle when an approach determination unit determines that first vehicle is positioned less than the predetermined distance from the second vehicle.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A vehicle control system comprising:
 a second vehicle; and   a first vehicle including:
 a sensor configured to detect a smell in the first vehicle; and 
 a first electronic control unit configured to: 
 determine whether an intensity of the smell is equal to or larger than a predetermined threshold value; 
 acquire first vehicle position information, the first vehicle position information indicating a position of the first vehicle; and 
 notify the second vehicle about the first vehicle position information upon determination that the intensity of the smell is equal to or larger than the predetermined threshold value. 
   
     
     
         2 . The vehicle control system according to  claim 1 , wherein the sensor is configured to detect a smell of nicotine. 
     
     
         3 . The vehicle control system according to  claim 1 , wherein the sensor is configured to detect a smell of tar. 
     
     
         4 . The vehicle control system according to  claim 1 , wherein the first electronic control unit is configured to notify the second vehicle about the first vehicle position information by transmitting radio waves to the second vehicle. 
     
     
         5 . The vehicle control system according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the first electronic control unit is further configured to:   
       calculate a first vehicle traveling route, the first vehicle traveling route being a traveling route of the first vehicle; and
 notify the second vehicle about the first vehicle traveling route upon determination that the intensity of the smell is equal to or larger than the predetermined threshold value; and 
 the second vehicle includes a second electronic control unit configured to:
 calculate a second vehicle detour traveling route, the second vehicle detour traveling route being a traveling route of the second vehicle, and the second vehicle detour traveling route including a route detouring around at least a part of the first vehicle traveling route; and 
 output the second vehicle detour traveling route. 
 
 
     
     
         6 . The vehicle control system according to  claim 5 , wherein the second electronic control unit is further configured to control traveling of the second vehicle along the second vehicle detour traveling route. 
     
     
         7 . The vehicle control system according to  claim 5 , wherein the second electronic control unit is further configured to display a warning screen that notifies about the presence of the first vehicle. 
     
     
         8 . The vehicle control system according to  claim 5 , wherein the second electronic control unit is further configured to output a warning voice notifying about the presence of the first vehicle. 
     
     
         9 . A vehicle control device for a first vehicle, the vehicle control device configured to: 
       detect a smell in the first vehicle; 
       determine whether an intensity of the smell is equal to or larger than a predetermined threshold value; 
       acquire first vehicle position information, the first vehicle position information indicating a position of the first vehicle; and 
       notify a second vehicle about the first vehicle position information upon determination that the intensity of the smell is equal to or larger than the predetermined threshold value. 
     
     
         10 . The vehicle control device according to  claim 6 , wherein the vehicle control device is further configured to:
 receive data from a sensor configured to detect the smell; and   determine whether the intensity of the smell is equal to or larger than the predetermined threshold value based on the data received from the sensor.   
     
     
         11 . The vehicle control device according to  claim 10 , wherein the sensor is configured to detect a smell of nicotine. 
     
     
         12 . The vehicle control device according to  claim 10 , wherein the sensor is configured to detect a smell of tar. 
     
     
         13 . The vehicle control device according to  claim 9 , further configured to notify the second vehicle about the first vehicle position information by transmitting radio waves to the second vehicle. 
     
     
         14 . The vehicle control device according to  claim 9 , further configured to:
 calculate a first vehicle traveling route, the first vehicle traveling route being a traveling route of the first vehicle; and   notify the second vehicle about the first vehicle traveling route upon determination that the intensity of the smell is equal to or larger than the predetermined threshold value.   
     
     
         15 . A non-transitory computer readable medium containing program instructions for causing a computer to at least:
 detect a smell in a first vehicle;   determine whether an intensity of the smell is equal to or larger than a predetermined threshold value;   acquire first vehicle position information, the first vehicle position information indicating a position of the first vehicle; and   notify a second vehicle about the first vehicle position information upon determination that the intensity of the smell is equal to or larger than the predetermined threshold value.   
     
     
         16 . The computer readable medium according to  claim 15 , wherein the program instructions further cause the computer to at least:
 receive data from a sensor configured to detect the smell; and   determine whether the intensity of the smell is equal to or larger than the predetermined threshold value based on the data received from the sensor.   
     
     
         17 . The computer readable medium according to  claim 16 , wherein the sensor is configured to detect a smell of nicotine. 
     
     
         18 . The computer readable medium according to  claim 16 , wherein the sensor is configured to detect a smell of tar. 
     
     
         19 . The computer readable medium according to  claim 15 , wherein the program instructions further cause the computer to at least notify the second vehicle about the first vehicle position information by transmitting radio waves to the second vehicle. 
     
     
         20 . The computer readable medium according to  claim 15 , wherein the program instructions further cause the computer to at least:
 calculate a first vehicle traveling route, the first vehicle traveling route being a traveling route of the first vehicle; and   notify the second vehicle about the first vehicle traveling route upon determination that the intensity of the smell is equal to or larger than the predetermined threshold value.