Vehicle control device
US10967864B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 3, 2016 |
| Grant date | Apr 6, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 8, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G1/16
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
This vehicle control device is provided with: an external sensor which detects a vehicle stop position present ahead of a host vehicle in the travel direction; and a remaining distance calculation unit which calculates the remaining distance to the detected vehicle stop position from the host vehicle. The vehicle control device is further provided with a medium-term trajectory generation unit and a short-term trajectory generation unit which use a predefined setting method to set a target speed for decelerating the host vehicle in accordance with the calculated remaining distance.
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