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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2023
Filed:
May. 31, 2018
Applicant:
Pioneer Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Pioneer Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/08 (2012.01); B60W 50/14 (2020.01); G08G 1/16 (2006.01); G08G 1/0967 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/08 (2013.01); B60W 50/14 (2013.01); G08G 1/096725 (2013.01); G08G 1/096766 (2013.01); G08G 1/167 (2013.01); B60W 2420/42 (2013.01); B60W 2420/52 (2013.01); B60W 2554/20 (2020.02);
Abstract
The control apparatus () is an apparatus that controls the travel of a target vehicle (). The control apparatus () detects a partial object () using a sensor. The partial object () is a part of an object riding on the target vehicle () and is jutting outside the target vehicle (). Furthermore, the control apparatus () outputs information (travel information) relating to travel of the target vehicle () based on the detected partial object (). For example, the travel information is control information for travel control of the target vehicle () and notification information indicating information relating to the partial object ().