Driving control apparatus mounted on vehicle to avoid collision with preceding vehicle
US8880319B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 25, 2013 |
| Grant date | Nov 4, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 25, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60W2554/801
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A driving control apparatus mounted on a present vehicle used for tracking a preceding vehicle includes: control module for controlling the present vehicle to accelerate or decelerate; vehicle detecting module for detecting the preceding vehicle; region detecting module for detecting a lateral region existing on an adjacent lane being adjacent to a present lane where the present vehicle exists, the lateral region being laterally to the present vehicle; and region determining module for determining whether or not the lateral region is an avoidance region that has a predetermined area.The control module performs an avoidance standby operation that allows the present vehicle to accelerate or decelerate based on a result of determining by the region determining module, when the vehicle detecting module detects the preceding vehicle existing on the present lane.
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