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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2018
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Teppei Ohta, Susono, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A recognition support device for a vehicle includes: an irradiation device which is configured to irradiate an area in front of an own vehicle with light and has an actuator configured to change an irradiation direction of the light; and circuitry configured to recognize an object present in front of the own vehicle with a sensor, to irradiate, when a specific object advances into a first area set in front of the own vehicle relative to the own vehicle, the specific object with the light by using the irradiation device and to drive the actuator, when the specific object advances into a second area which is larger at least in a width in a vehicle traveling direction than the first area before advancing into the first area, such that the irradiation direction of the light from the irradiation device faces the specific object.
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