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Vehicle control device and vehicle control method

US8781643B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 25, 2010
Grant dateJul 15, 2014
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Expiry dateFeb 25, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60W2720/14
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A control device and method in which, even when a road deviation operation is performed continuously near a road boundary where sidewalk/road separating blocks are discontinuously lined up, discontinuity does not occur in the control input, and unwanted vehicle behavior does not occur. The sizes of obstacles present around a host vehicle, as well as their relative positions and relative speeds with respect to the host vehicle are detected. An obstacle link length that serves as a determination criterion for virtual linking of obstacles is set. A gap position interpolation process is performed with respect to the linked obstacles. A search is performed as to whether or not there exists a control subject for which collision is to be avoided. A yaw moment for avoiding an obstacle is calculated based on position information of the avoidance control subject.

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