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Vehicle control device

US10967864B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 3, 2016
Grant dateApr 6, 2021
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Expiry dateDec 8, 2036

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  • 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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