Vehicle control apparatus, vehicle control method, and computer program
US7194347B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 22, 2004 |
| Grant date | Mar 20, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 18, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60W2552/30
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A vehicle control apparatus includes an information acquiring/managing unit that acquires information for controlling various units in a vehicle instead of a driver of the vehicle, and manages the information acquired, a situation determining unit that determines a situation under which the vehicle is placed, based on the information, a danger determining unit that selects predetermined information corresponding to the situation from among the information, and determines degree of danger of the situation based on the predetermined information, and a vehicle controller that controls predetermined units in the vehicle in such a manner that the degree of danger is reduced.
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