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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2022
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A collision avoidance support device for a vehicle that includes an obstacle detection device for detecting an obstacle in front of the vehicle and an electronic control unit configured to perform automatic brake control that automatically applies braking force to a vehicle when it is determined that the obstacle detection device have detected an obstacle and the vehicle may collide with the obstacle, and the electronic control unit is configured to prohibit the automatic brake control when it is determined that the vehicle is not towing a trailer and a turning index value indicating a degree of turning of the vehicle is equal to or larger than a first reference value, and prohibit the automatic brake control when it is determined that the vehicle is towing a trailer and the turning index value is equal to or larger than a second reference value smaller than the first reference value.