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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2019

Filed:

Jan. 12, 2018
Applicant:

Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;

Inventors:

Kunihito Sato, Mishima, JP;

Kentaro Ichikawa, Shizuoka-ken, JP;

Maiko Hirano, Nagoya, JP;

Bunyo Okumura, Nisshin, JP;

Assignee:

TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/36 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2006.01); G01C 21/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/0274 (2013.01); G01C 21/34 (2013.01); G01C 21/36 (2013.01); G05D 2201/0213 (2013.01);
Abstract

A vehicle control device includes a map database and at least one electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to calculate a reference arrival position based on a target time or a target distance. The at least one electronic control unit is configured to determine, according to the map information or the external situation at the reference arrival position, as a target arrival position, a position where the vehicle arrives on the potential route in a time different from the target time or over a distance different from the target distance. The at least one electronic control unit is configured to calculate a transition route from the road position to the target arrival position, and generate the target route by connecting the transition route and the potential route following the target arrival position.


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