Vehicle Control System, Vehicle Control Method, and Vehicle Control Program

A vehicle control method through a computer in a vehicle control system including a route setting unit, an information obtaining unit, a base point recognition unit, a running situation monitoring unit, and a control unit, the vehicle control method comprising the steps of

• the route setting unit setting a route from a start point to a destination;
• the information obtaining unit obtaining from a memory position information of at least one base point and at least one control point existing in the route set by the route setting unit;
• the base point recognition unit recognizing that a current position of a vehicle reaches a position of the base point obtained by the information obtaining unit;
• the running situation monitoring unit determining as a predetermined distance a running distance from the base point most lately recognized by the base point recognition unit;
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• the control unit executing an advanced control to the vehicle if the predetermined distance determined by the running situation monitoring unit is shorter than any of a first threshold distance and a second threshold distance, when the current position of the vehicle reaches a position of the control point obtained by the information obtaining unit, wherein the first threshold distance is shorter than the second threshold distance.

A vehicle control program for a vehicle control system including a route setting unit, an information obtaining unit, a base point recognition unit, a running situation monitoring unit, and a control unit, the vehicle control program making a computer execute the steps of:

• the route setting unit setting a route from a start point to a destination;
• the information obtaining unit obtaining from a memory position information of at least one base point and at least one control point existing in the route set by the route setting unit;
• the base point recognition unit recognizing that a current position of a vehicle reaches a position of the base point obtained by the information obtaining unit;
• the running situation monitoring unit determining as a predetermined distance a running distance from the base point most lately recognized by the base point recognition unit;
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• the control unit executing an advanced control to the vehicle if the predetermined distance determined by the running situation monitoring unit is shorter than any of a first threshold distance and a second threshold distance, when the current position of the vehicle reaches a position of the control point obtained by the information obtaining unit, wherein the first threshold distance is shorter than the second threshold distance.