Assistance apparatus, vehicle, computer readable storage medium, and assistance method
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorMasaharu SHINAGAWA
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Abstract
An assistance apparatus comprises a receiving unit which receives information indicating a position of a preceding vehicle which is traveling ahead of a vehicle in a running direction, a setting unit which sets a reference point to provide traveling assistance for the vehicle based on the position of the preceding vehicle when the preceding vehicle is determined to be hazardous for the vehicle to travel, and an assistance controlling unit which provides the traveling assistance based on the reference point, wherein the setting unit updates the reference point while predetermined conditions for determining that the preceding vehicle is hazardous are satisfied after the preceding vehicle is determined to be hazardous.
Claims20
An assistance apparatus comprising:
- a receiving unit which receives information indicating a position of a second vehicle which is traveling ahead of a first vehicle in a running direction;
- a setting unit which sets a reference point to provide traveling assistance for the first vehicle based on the position of the second vehicle when the second vehicle is determined to be hazardous for the first vehicle to travel;
- and
- an assistance controlling unit which provides the traveling assistance based on the reference point, wherein
- the setting unit updates the reference point while predetermined conditions for determining that the second vehicle is hazardous are satisfied after the second vehicle is determined to be hazardous.
An assistance method comprising:
- receiving information indicating a position of a second vehicle which is traveling ahead of a first vehicle in a running direction;
- setting a reference point to provide traveling assistance for the first vehicle based on the position of the second vehicle when the second vehicle is determined to be hazardous for the first vehicle to travel;
- and
- providing the traveling assistance based on the reference point, wherein
- the setting the reference point updates the reference point while predetermined conditions for determining that the second vehicle is hazardous are satisfied after the second vehicle is determined to be hazardous.
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having a program stored therein, the program causes a computer to function as:
- a receiving unit which receives information indicating a position of a second vehicle which is traveling ahead of a first vehicle in a running direction;
- a setting unit which sets a reference point to provide traveling assistance for the first vehicle based on the position of the second vehicle when the second vehicle is determined to be hazardous for the first vehicle to travel;
- and
- an assistance controlling unit which provides the traveling assistance based on the reference point, wherein
- the setting unit updates the reference point while predetermined conditions for determining that the second vehicle is hazardous are satisfied after the second vehicle is determined to be hazardous.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.