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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2024
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
To provide a vehicle control apparatus which performs deceleration stepwisely according to the traveling state of the ego vehicle, and can reduce the uncomfortable feeling to the occupant, and the discomfort to the following vehicle. A vehicle control apparatus sets a deceleration point and a deceleration point speed on a target travel route, and sets a preliminary deceleration completion point between a present position of an ego vehicle, and the deceleration point; sets a preliminary deceleration completion speed; and sets the preliminary deceleration completion point and a preliminary deceleration completion speed so that an absolute value of deceleration of a preliminary deceleration interval is smaller than an absolute value of deceleration of a final deceleration interval.