Vehicle control device and vehicle control method
US10392015B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 20, 2016 |
| Grant date | Aug 27, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 25, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60W2552/30
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle control device mounted on the own vehicle and configured to control the own vehicle according to the position of another vehicle ahead of the own vehicle. The vehicle control device comprises an estimated course calculation means calculating an estimated course of the own vehicle; a setting means setting a parameter indicating whether the other vehicle is in the path of the own vehicle based on the relative position of the other vehicle with respect to the own vehicle in a lateral direction orthogonal to the estimated course of the own vehicle; a determination means determining whether the other vehicle is a leading vehicle in the path of the own vehicle based on the parameter; and a changing means changing the likelihood of being determined as the leading vehicle when the estimated course is a curve, based on the estimated course and the position of the other vehicle.
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