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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2021
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Takashi Hamada, Aki-gun, JP;
Yuma Nishijo, Aki-gun, JP;
Kouichi Kojima, Aki-gun, JP;
Yoshiyuki Yamashita, Aki-gun, JP;
Yuta Tsuji, Aki-gun, JP;
Hiroshi Ohmura, Aki-gun, JP;
Takashi Goto, Aki-gun, JP;
Shoji Harada, Aki-gun, JP;
Kenta Tada, Aki-gun, JP;
Kazuki Sato, Aki-gun, JP;
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, Hiroshima, JP;
Abstract
A controller detects partitioning lines OL and BL of a road and a road edge E based on an image taken by a camera, generates a pair of left and right virtual lines ILand ILthat extend from the side to the front of a vehicle along the partitioning lines OL and BL, controls the steering so the vehicle travels between the left and right virtual lines ILand IL, moves the left virtual line ILto a position in proximity to the road edge E and fixes the left virtual line ILto this position, and then, moves the right virtual line ILto a position separated from the left virtual line ILby the width of the vehicle and fixes the right virtual line ILto this position, and controls brakes to stop the vehicle after fixing the left and right virtual lines ILand IL.