Collision determination apparatus and collision determination method

Abstract

A collision determination apparatus includes an acquisition section, a filtering section, a target object information detection section, a target object path prediction section, an own vehicle path prediction section, a collision determination section, and a vehicle control section. The acquisition section () acquires detection information based on a reflected wave from a search device. The filtering section filters the detection information. The target object information detection section detects a position of a target object using the filtered detection information. The target object path prediction section predicts a path of the target object based on changes in the detected position of the target object. The own vehicle path prediction section predicts a path of an own vehicle. The collision determination section determines a risk of collision between the own vehicle and the target object. The vehicle control section executes a vehicle control. The path of the target object is predicted based on the detection information filtered by a collision determination filter. The path of the target object is predicted based on the detection information filtered by a vehicle control filter. The filtering process is a smoothing process that inhibits changes in the detection information. The vehicle control filter and the collision determination filter have different smoothing degree of inhibiting the changes in the detection information.