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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2012
Shinya Sannodo, Susono, JP;
Hirotada Otake, Sunto-gun, JP;
Shinya Sannodo, Susono, JP;
Hirotada Otake, Sunto-gun, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota-shi, JP;
Abstract
A decelerating factor estimating device configured to estimate a decelerating factor of a vehicle includes a drive force acquiring unit configured to acquire a drive force of the vehicle; a vehicle speed acquiring unit configured to acquire a vehicle speed of the vehicle; an acceleration acquiring unit configured to acquire an acceleration of the vehicle; and a decelerating factor estimating unit configured to estimate a plurality of decelerating factors based on a relationship of the acquired drive force, speed, and acceleration, wherein the decelerating factor estimating unit determines a type of the decelerating factor to estimate based on a traveling state of the vehicle.