Vehicle control apparatus and vehicle control method
AssigneeDenso Corporation
InventorRyo TAKAKI
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Abstract
When there is a possibility of collision between a host vehicle and objects positioned in a detection region in front of the host vehicle, an ECU implements collision avoidance control for preventing the host vehicle from colliding with an object. The ECU detects the objects positioned in the detection region and judges whether, among the detected objects, there is an object that the host vehicle has overtaken and that is capable of moving within a prescribed range in the vehicle width direction of the host vehicle. If it is judged that the host vehicle is turning to the left or to the right after it has been judged that the host vehicle has overtaken an object, the actuation timing of the collision avoidance control is advanced.
Claims11
A vehicle control apparatus for performing collision avoidance control when there is a possibility of collision between a host vehicle and an object positioned within a detection region that is set in front of the host vehicle, to prevent the host vehicle from colliding with the object, the apparatus comprising:
- an object detection section for detecting objects positioned within the detection area;
- an overtaking judgement section for judging whether the host vehicle has overtaken the object that is among the objects detected in the detection area and that is capable of moving within a prescribed range in the vehicle width direction of the host vehicle;
- a right turn/left turn judgement section for judging whether the host vehicle is turning right or turning left;
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- an actuation change section for advancing an actuation timing of the collision avoidance control when it is judged that the host vehicle is turning right or turning left after it has been judged that the host vehicle has overtaken an object, relative to the actuation timing when it is not judged that the host vehicle has overtaken an object and relative to the actuation timing when it is judged that the host vehicle is not turning right or turning left after it has been judged that the host vehicle has overtaken an object.
A vehicle control method of performing collision avoidance control, when there is a possibility of collision between a host vehicle and an object positioned within a detection region that is set in front of the host vehicle, for preventing the host vehicle from colliding with the object, the method comprising:
- an object detection step of detecting objects positioned within the detection area;
- an overtaking judgement step of judging whether the host vehicle has overtaken an object that is among the objects detected in the detection area and that is capable of moving within a prescribed range in the vehicle width direction of the host vehicle;
- a right turn/left turn judgement step of judging whether the host vehicle is turning right or turning left;
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- an operation change step of advancing an actuation timing of the collision avoidance control when it is judged that the host vehicle is turning right or turning left after it has been judged that the host vehicle has overtaken an object, relative to the actuation timing when it is not judged that the host vehicle has overtaken an object and relative to the actuation timing when it is judged that the host vehicle is not turning right or turning left after it has been judged that the host vehicle has overtaken an object.
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