Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha

Denso Corporation

Denso Corpora Tion

Advics Co., Ltd.

Masayasu Tanase

Wataru Ike

Yosuke Ito

Toru Takahashi

Masaaki Yamaoka

Jun Tsuchida

Yumi Shimanaka

Yuki Yoshihama

Kazuki Nemoto

Yuzo Kaneshige

Yuki Fukaya

Florin Baiduc

Yuta Takashina

Ryo Takaki

Shogo Matsunaga

Yosuke Ohmori

Toshinori Okita

Yuki Hayakawa

Toshinobu Watanabe

Kei Tamura

Gang Zhang

A driving assistance device includes a visibility determination unit that determines whether visual recognition within a predetermined distance from a vehicle can be achieved in a traveling direction of the vehicle, an operation detection unit that detects an operation of causing the vehicle to enter a space in which an oncoming vehicle travels, based on information representing an operation of the vehicle by a driver, and a control warning unit that warns the driver or controls the vehicle in such a way that the vehicle does not enter the space when the visibility determination unit determines that visual recognition within the predetermined distance cannot be achieved, and the operation detection unit detects the operation of causing the vehicle to enter the space.

Driving assistance device

A driver assistance control device includes a detection part detecting a degree of concentration of a driver; an acquisition part acquiring assistance levels set by the driver; a driver assistance control part performing a plurality of the functions; and a changing part automatically changing setting of the plurality of the functions in accordance with the degree. The changing part automatically changes the settings of first driver assistance functions including one of a plurality of the functions so that the assistance levels become higher than the levels set by the driver when the degree becomes lower than a first value, and automatically changes the settings of second driver assistance functions including at least another of a plurality of the functions so that the assistance levels become higher than the levels set by the driver when the degree becomes lower than a second value different from the first value.

Driver assistance system

In a driving assistance apparatus, an object detecting unit detects an object that is present in a periphery of an own vehicle based on an image captured by an imaging apparatus provided in the own vehicle. An avoidance control unit performs collision avoidance control for avoiding a collision between the detected object and the own vehicle when a collision between the object and the own vehicle is likely. A light distribution control unit switches irradiated light of an irradiation apparatus provided in the own vehicle between high beam and low beam based on a predetermined switching condition. The light distribution control unit performs switching suppression control to suppress switching of the irradiated light from high beam to low beam while the avoidance control unit is performing collision avoidance control in a case where the irradiated light is set to high beam.

Driving assistance apparatus and driving assistance method for vehicle

A vehicle control apparatus includes an electric control unit that performs a preceding vehicle trailing control which makes an own vehicle trail a preceding vehicle as an adaptive cruise control, and performs a first brake control which automatically applies a first braking control to the own vehicle when a time-to-collision to a target object is less than a first threshold. In a case where a performing condition for the first brake control has been determined to be satisfied during a performance of the adaptive cruise control, the electric control unit continues performing the adaptive cruise control without performing the first brake control when a deceleration control by the adaptive cruise control is being performed, whereas stops performing the adaptive cruise control when the deceleration control by the adaptive cruise control is not being performed.

Vehicle control apparatus

A driving support apparatus mounted on a vehicle, performing a driving support control includes: other vehicle determining unit that determines whether the other vehicle moves towards a present lane where the own vehicle runs from an adjacent lane; an acquiring unit that acquires a tip end lateral position of other vehicle in the present lane side, among lateral positions of the other vehicle in a direction perpendicular to a travelling direction of the own vehicle; an object determination unit that determines, based on a movement or a predicted movement of the tip end lateral position into the present lane from the adjacent lane, the other vehicle to be an object of a driving support control, and determining, based on no-movement of the tip end lateral position, the other vehicle not to be an object of a driving support control.

Driving support apparatus

A driving assistance device sets, in front of an own vehicle, an actuation region that is a region sandwiched by boundary lines, positioned at left and right, respectively. In a case where a target existing around the own vehicle has entered the actuation region, the device performs driving assistance for avoiding collision with the target or mitigating collision damage. The device, when setting the actuation region, in a case where the own vehicle is in a turning state, changes a lateral position of a boundary line in an outside in a turning direction of the own vehicle, of the left and right boundary lines of the actuation region, to a position closer to the own vehicle according to turning information. For a boundary line in an inside in a turning direction of the own vehicle, the device does not change a lateral position according to the turning information.

Driving assistance device and driving assistance method

A driving assistance apparatus determines, based on an instantaneous indicator which is an instantaneous value of a parameter regarding steering of the own vehicle, whether a driver has started a collision avoidance operation for avoiding a collision between a target and the own vehicle. When it is determined that the collision avoidance operation has been started, a support start timing for starting driving assistance for avoiding the collision between the target and the own vehicle or reducing collision damage is set to be a timing later than when the collision avoidance operation has not been started. The support start timing during a collision avoidance time period which is a time period until a predetermined set time has elapsed after it is determined that the collision avoidance operation has been started is set based on a time-dependent indicator for steering indicated by the instantaneous indicator at timings during the collision avoidance time period.

Vehicle control device and vehicle control method

A controller calculates absolute velocity of an object based on acquired own vehicle velocity and acquired relative velocity of the object with respect to an own vehicle. The controller determines a relative movement state of the object in a direction of movement of the own vehicle based on the calculated absolute velocity of the object. The controller changes a threshold for the absolute velocity of the object to be used for determination of the relative movement state of the object while the automatic brake is actuated.

Driving support control apparatus and driving support control method of controlling vehicle braking

A vehicle control apparatus includes an electric control unit that performs a preceding vehicle trading control which makes an own vehicle trail a preceding vehicle as an adaptive cruise control, and performs a first brake control which automatically applies a first braking control to the own vehicle when a time-to-collision to a target object is less than a first threshold. In a case where a performing condition for the first brake control has been determined to be satisfied during a performance of the adaptive cruise control, the electric control unit continues performing the adaptive cruise control without performing the first brake control when a deceleration control by the adaptive cruise control is being performed, whereas stops performing the adaptive cruise control when the deceleration control by the adaptive cruise control is not being performed.

A driving assistance apparatus determines, based on an instantaneous indicator which is an instantaneous value of a parameter regarding steering of the own vehicle, whether a driver has started a collision avoidance operation for avoiding a collision between a target and the own vehicle. When it is determined that the collision avoidance operation has been started, a support start timing for starting driving assistance for avoiding the collision or reducing collision damage is set to be a timing later than when the collision avoidance operation has not been started. The support start timing during a collision avoidance time period which is a time period until a predetermined set time has elapsed after it is determined that the collision avoidance operation has been started is set based on a time-dependent indicator for steering indicated by the instantaneous indicator at timings during the collision avoidance time period.

Driving assistance apparatus and driving assistance method

A hybrid ECU reads mode information during regenerative braking, and gradually decreases regenerative braking force when a friction braking force control in accordance with a preparatory mode is started. Thereby, sudden change of deceleration of a vehicle can be prevented. The hybrid ECUmakes regenerative braking force disappear immediately when a friction braking force control in accordance with a collision avoidance braking mode is started during regenerative braking. Thereby, the vehicle can be slowed down with a deceleration for collision avoidance.

Control unit for a vehicle

A vehicle braking control apparatus includes an obstacle detection unit configured to detect an obstacle ahead of a vehicle, and to detect a distance to the obstacle from the vehicle, and a relative speed of the obstacle with respect to the vehicle; an electronic control unit configured to generate a braking force of the vehicle automatically based on the distance and the relative speed, and to weaken the braking force when a value subtracting a deceleration amount of a vehicle speed of the vehicle since a start of generating the braking force, from a predetermined upper-limit deceleration amount is less than or equal to a predetermined threshold. The upper-limit deceleration amount is set to increase while an elapsed time increases since the start of generating the braking force, at least after a predetermined first time has passed since the start of generating the braking force.

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