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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2024
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd., Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle control device controls a vehicle on the basis of a detection time representing a distance measured by a range finder device. The range finder device is installed in the vehicle to measure a distance to an object around the vehicle by transmitting and receiving sound waves. The vehicle control device includes a processor that receives an input of a first detection time after movement of the vehicle. The processor outputs an intersection point as coordinates indicating a position of the object when the intersection point is obtained. The intersection point is a point at which an estimated straight line and a first locus intersect. The estimated straight line connects respective positions of the range finder device before and after the movement of the vehicle. The first locus is based on the first detection time.