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US 8,997,913 B2Granted
Vehicle control device and vehicle control method
AssigneeNissan Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorRumi Enzaki
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Abstract
A vehicle control device and a vehicle control method automatically bring a vehicle to a halt by operating a brake. Thereafter, when the vehicle stops, a shift position is switched to a parking position by the control of a shift position actuator. This makes it possible to keep the vehicle stopping without any difficulty, and to prevent the vehicle from moving again.
Claims5
A vehicle control device comprising:
- an automatic brake control unit configured to automatically bring a vehicle to a halt by automatically operating a brake once the vehicle is involved in a collision;
- and
- a shift position switching unit configured to automatically release the brake and to switch a shift position to a parking position after the vehicle is brought to the halt due to operation of the brake by the automatic brake control unit.
A vehicle control method comprising:
- bringing a vehicle to a halt by automatically operating a brake once the vehicle is involved in a collision;
- and
- automatically releasing the brake and switching a shift position of the vehicle to a parking position after the vehicle is brought to the halt.
A vehicle control device comprising:
- automatic brake controlling means for automatically bringing a vehicle to a halt by automatically operating a brake once the vehicle is involved in a collision;
- and
- shift position switching means for automatically releasing the brake and for switching a shift position to a parking position after the vehicle is brought to the halt due to operation of the brake by the automatic brake controlling means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.