Vehicle control apparatus, vehicle, and vehicle control method
US11597400B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 3, 2021 |
| Grant date | Mar 7, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 7, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60W2720/106
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle control apparatus, which controls a vehicle having a plurality of driving modes, includes a travel control section that performs travel control of the vehicle based on vicinity information; a limit value determining section that determines a deceleration limit value used when the travel control is performed, according to the driving mode; and a braking control section that performs braking control based on the vicinity information, such that the vehicle decelerates with a deceleration that does not exceed the determined deceleration limit value; wherein the limit value determining section sets the deceleration limit value to a first limit value when the vehicle is driven in a first driving mode, and sets the deceleration limit value to a second limit value higher than the first limit value, when the vehicle is driven in a second driving mode that has a higher degree of automation than the first driving mode.
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