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Drivable area setting device and drivable area setting method

US10576976B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 19, 2017
Grant dateMar 3, 2020
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Expiry dateMay 11, 2038

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG05D1/0274
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A drivable area setting device and a drivable area setting method, which can perform driving control based on a drivable area also in a road section in which a lane marker is not present. A terminal node specifying unit specifies a terminal node of a lane marker on an entry side and a terminal node of a lane marker on an exit side in a road section, such as an intersection, in which lane marker data are not present, a virtual lane marker generating unit for generating a virtual lane marker linking the terminal node of the lane marker on the entry side to the terminal node of the lane marker on the exit side, and an area setting unit for setting, as a drivable area of a vehicle, an area interposed between the generated virtual lane markers.

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