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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2020
Applicant:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Takashi Hashizume, Wako, JP;
Ryuichi Kimata, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 60/00 (2020.01); B60W 30/18 (2012.01); B60W 40/13 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 60/001 (2020.02); B60W 30/18009 (2013.01); B60W 40/13 (2013.01); B60W 2040/1315 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle control apparatus is provided. The vehicle control apparatus comprises a load unit for loading a load; a weight sensor for estimating a position of a center of mass of the load; a drive unit; and a control unit for controlling autonomous travelling of a vehicle by controlling the drive unit, wherein the control unit estimates a position of the center of mass of the load based on a weight measured by the weight sensor, and controls an acceleration rate of the vehicle in accordance with the position of the center of mass.