Vehicle control apparatus and vehicle control method
US10688988B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 29, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jun 23, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 25, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S13/867
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle control apparatus is provided which includes position detecting means for detecting a position of a detected target using reflection information derived from a radar device 21, first determining means for determining whether the detected target is expected to be an obstacle not based on an intensity of a received reflected wave contained in the reflection information, and second determining means for determining whether an obstacle exists at the position, as detected by the position detecting means, or not using the image information. When the second determining means determines that the obstacle exists, and when a distance between an own vehicle and the detected target is smaller than a given threshold value, the detected target is determined as a target with which collision should be avoided regardless of a result of determination made by the first determining means. Alternatively, when the distance to the detected target is greater than the given threshold value, and when the first determining means determines that the detected target is expected to be the obstacle, the detected target is determined as a target with which collision should be avoided. This minimizes an …
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