Braking control device

A braking control device that executes pre-stop braking control to adjust a braking force of a vehicle when the vehicle is stopped by braking in a case where a braking operation member is operated by a driver of the vehicle, the braking control device comprising:

• a reducing unit that executes reduction control to reduce the braking force applied to the vehicle, below a required braking force that is a braking force corresponding to an operation amount of the braking operation member, during the pre-stop braking control;
• an increasing unit that executes increase control to increase the braking force above the required braking force before the reduction control is started during the pre-stop braking control;
• and
• a calculation unit that calculates a shortened distance that is an estimated value of a distance by which a braking distance when the braking force is increased by the execution of the increase control is shortened than a braking distance when the increase control is not executed, and an extended distance that is an estimated value of a distance by which a braking distance when the braking force is reduced by the execution of the reduction control is extended than a braking distance when the reduction control is not executed, during the execution of the increase control,
• wherein the calculation unit calculates the extended distance such that the extended distance becomes longer when the operation amount is reduced during the braking of the vehicle than when the operation amount is not reduced, and
• when a difference between the extended distance and the shortened distance is less than a determination value, the reducing unit starts the reduction control.