Vehicle control apparatus and vehicle control method

A vehicle control apparatus for controlling a running state of a vehicle, comprising:

• at least one detector that detects the running state of the vehicle;
• and
• a controller that:
• receives a result of detection by the detector and controls a predetermined vehicle-installed apparatus;
• determines whether the detector has failed;
• restricts a control process by which the controller controls the running state of the vehicle if it is determined that the detector has failed;
• detects a collision state of the vehicle;
• and
• if the collision state of the vehicle is detected, prohibits the restricting operation of control process by the controller for a predetermined time following detection of the collision state.

A vehicle control apparatus for controlling a running state of a vehicle, comprising:

• at least one detector that detects the running state of the vehicle;
• and
• a controller that:
• receives a result of detection by the detector and controls a predetermined vehicle-installed apparatus;
• determines whether the detector has failed;
• restricts a control process by which the controller controls the running state of the vehicle if it is determined that the detector has failed;
• detects a collision state of the vehicle;
• and
• if the collision state of the vehicle is detected during a control of the vehicle running state by the controller, prohibits the restricting of the control process and restrains a change in a control state under the control process for a predetermined time following detection of the collision state, and, after an elapse of the predetermined time, cancels prohibition of the control process and restarts the control process by the controller.

A control method for a vehicle having at least one detector that detects a running state of the vehicle, and a controller that receives a result of detection by the detector and controls a predetermined vehicle-installed apparatus, the method comprising:

• determining whether the detector has failed;
• restricting a control process by which the controller controls the vehicle running state if it is determined that the detector has failed;
• detecting a collision state of the vehicle;
• and
• restricting the determination that the detector has failed, for a predetermined time following detection of the collision state of the vehicle, if the collision state is detected.

A control method for a vehicle having at least one detector that detects a running state of the vehicle, and a controller that receives a result of detection by the detector and controls a predetermined vehicle-installed apparatus, the method comprising:

• determining whether the detector has failed;
• restricting a control process by which the controller controls the vehicle running state if it is determined that the detector has failed;
• detecting a collision state of the vehicle;
• and
• prohibiting the restricting of the control process, for a predetermined time following detection of the collision state of the vehicle if the collision state is detected.

A control method for a vehicle having at least one detector that detects a running state of the vehicle, and a controller that receives a result of detection by the detector and controls a predetermined vehicle-installed apparatus, the method comprising:

• determining whether the detector has failed;
• restricting a control process by which the controller controls the vehicle running state if it is determined that the detector has failed;
• detecting a collision state of the vehicle;
• and
• prohibiting the restricting of the control process and restraining a change in a control state under the control process by the controller for a predetermined time following detection of the collision state if the collision state is detected during performance of the control process by the controller, and canceling prohibition of the restricting of the control process and restarting the control process by the controller after the predetermined time elapses.