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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2019
Applicant:
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Inventors:
Kenji Kato, Kariya, JP;
Yohei Masui, Kariya, JP;
Mitsuhiro Tokimasa, Kariya, JP;
Yuta Komoguchi, Kariya, JP;
Assignee:
DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/18 (2012.01); B60W 50/14 (2020.01); G01C 21/36 (2006.01); B62D 6/00 (2006.01); G05B 23/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/18154 (2013.01); B60W 50/14 (2013.01); G01C 21/3602 (2013.01); B60W 2540/20 (2013.01); B60W 2556/50 (2020.02); B60Y 2200/11 (2013.01);
Abstract
In an apparatus for assisting a turn of a vehicle at an intersection, a turn-signal state detection unit is configured to detect an operating state of a turn signal of the vehicle. A road information detection unit is configured to detect road information that is information regarding a road on which the vehicle is traveling. A determination unit is configured to, using at least one of the detected operating state of the turn signal and the detected road information, determine whether or not the vehicle will make a turn at the intersection.