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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2022
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Naotsugu Shimizu, Kariya, JP;
DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
A monitoring area setting apparatus is mountable to an own vehicle and sets a monitoring area that indicates an area for monitoring objects in a vicinity of the own vehicle. The monitoring area setting apparatus acquires (i) at least either of a vehicle-width movement amount that indicates an amount of movement in a vehicle-width direction of the own vehicle and an inclination amount that indicates a degree of inclination of the own vehicle relative to an extending direction of a road on which the own vehicle is traveling, and (ii) information that the own vehicle has changed traffic lanes. The monitoring area setting apparatus sets the monitoring area taking into consideration at least either of the vehicle-width movement amount and the inclination amount in response to the own vehicle changing traffic lanes.