Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.

Hitachi Astemo Ltd.

Seiichi Satoh

Toshiyuki Innami

Junya Takahashi

Yuki Akiyama

Naoki Hiraga

An object of the present invention is to provide a sensing performance evaluation and diagnosis system capable of detecting a failure sign of an external-environment recognition sensor as a diagnosis target without relying on reference information registered in advance on a map, by comparing an output of the external-environment recognition sensor as the diagnosis target with a reference output of the external-environment recognition sensor. The sensing performance evaluation and diagnosis system includes a sensing data acquisition unit that acquires sensing data around an own vehicle from an observation value of an external-environment sensor as a diagnosis target, which is mounted on the own vehicle, a surrounding information acquisition unit that acquires surrounding information data around the own vehicle from an observation value of a reference external-environment sensor, a reference value calculation unit that generates reference value data based on a recognition history of relative information to a reference object, which is included in the surrounding information data, and an evaluation unit that evaluates whether or not performance of the external-environment sensor as the diagnosis target is deteriorated or evaluates a degree of performance deterioration, by comparing the sensing data related to the reference object to a threshold value set for the reference value data.

Sensing performance evaluation and diagnosis system and sensing performance evaluation and diagnosis method for external-environment recognition sensor

The present invention provides a vehicle control device that can reduce the delay in the deceleration response of a vehicle to a deceleration command. The present invention modifies the distribution ratio of brake fluid pressure between front brakes and rear brakes on the basis of lateral motion information, vehicle information, and a collision risk or a traveling scene obtained from information pertaining to the external surroundings. The brake fluid pressure is distributed to only one of the front brakes or the rear brakes.

Vehicle control device

A cruise control apparatus according to the present invention comprises a curve shape detection unit that detects the shape of a curve, an estimation trajectory calculation means that, on the basis of vehicle speed, calculates an estimated trajectory that satisfies a relationship in which a G-G diagram, which is a relationship between lateral acceleration and longitudinal acceleration, draws an arc, and a steering start point determination unit that determines a steering start point in front of a curve so that the estimated trajectory falls within the curve.

Cruise control apparatus and cruise control system

To provide a device for controlling vehicle travel with which it is possible, when a host vehicle has malfunctioned, to prevent accidents and secondary disasters caused by the vehicle malfunction. The device for controlling travel is provided with: a malfunction detector for detecting the presence/absence of malfunctions in a variety of devices for assisting the driving of the host vehicle; a malfunction degree determining unit for specifying, when the malfunction detector detects a malfunction in any of the devices, the malfunction state of the device and determining whether or not the device can be driven; and an action instruction unit for generating, on the basis of determination information from the malfunction degree determining unit, an instruction signal for communicating an action instruction for another vehicle, and outputting the instruction signal out of the host vehicle.

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Seiichi Satoh