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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2024
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Kota Adachi, Tokyo, JP;
Takayuki Tanaka, Tokyo, JP;
Mizuki Higuchi, Tokyo, JP;
Shogo Okamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle control device includes: an in-vehicle sensor information acquisition unit; a roadside sensor information acquisition unit; a vehicle position information acquisition unit; a map information acquisition unit; an obstacle information generation unit that generates obstacle information including information of at least one of a position, a size and a speed of the obstacle and information of a type of the obstacle, on the basis of the in-vehicle sensor information, the roadside sensor information and the vehicle position information; and an obstacle responsive control unit that determines whether or not to execute obstacle responsive control, on the basis of the obstacle information and an obstacle-presence possibility list for respective types of obstacles, and then, when determined to execute the obstacle responsive control, controls the vehicle in response to the obstacle.