Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vehicle control apparatus and vehicle control method
- Patent Title (中): 车辆控制装置和车辆控制方法
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Application No.: US13043984Application Date: 2011-03-09
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Publication No.: US08521416B2Publication Date: 2013-08-27
- Inventor: Yuki Nakada , Toshiya Oosawa , Akira Takahashi
- Applicant: Yuki Nakada , Toshiya Oosawa , Akira Takahashi
- Applicant Address: JP Hitachinaka-shi
- Assignee: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Hitachinaka-shi
- Agency: Foley & Lardner LLP
- Priority: JP2010-063843 20100319
- Main IPC: F41G9/00
- IPC: F41G9/00 ; G06F17/10 ; G06G7/78

Abstract:
A vehicle control apparatus includes a first section that recognizes a lane boundary line of a lane in which a vehicle is traveling. A second section recognizes a present position of a predetermined reference point of the vehicle. A third section calculates a predicted position of the reference point, wherein the predicted position is a predetermined interval ahead of the present position. A fourth calculates an imaginary lane boundary line, wherein the imaginary lane boundary line is tangent to the lane boundary line at a point close to the predicted position. A fifth section performs a control of preventing the vehicle from deviating from the lane by controlling the vehicle depending on positional relationship between the vehicle and the lane boundary line. A sixth section selectively permits and suppresses the control depending on positional relationship among the imaginary lane boundary line, the present position, and the predicted position.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110231095A1 VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD Public/Granted day:2011-09-22
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