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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2016
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Tetsuhiro Yamashita, Aki-gun, JP;
Takashi Goto, HigashiHiroshima, JP;
Kiyonobu Takahashi, Hatsukaichi, JP;
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, Hiroshima, JP;
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a vehicle control device reducing a driving force generated by an engine of a vehicle to prevent the vehicle from colliding with a forward obstacle. The vehicle control device includes an ECU configured to control the driving force, an ultrasonic sensor configured to detect the forward obstacle in front of the vehicle, and a monocular camera configured to take an image of an area in front of the vehicle. The ECU determines the presence or absence of the forward obstacle in front of the vehicle based on the image taken with the monocular camera while the vehicle is travelling, and changes an upper limit of the driving force in accordance with a combination of whether or not the ultrasonic sensor has detected an object and the presence or absence of the forward obstacle determined based on the image taken with the monocular camera.