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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2022
Hitachi Astemo, Ltd., Hitachinaka, JP;
Koichiro Ozaki, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshiyuki Yoshida, Tokyo, JP;
HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD., Hitachinaka, JP;
Abstract
Provided is a vehicle control device that uses a target inter-vehicle distance corresponding to a vehicle in front with respect to a travel lane of an ego-vehicle to enable safe travel while securing an inter-vehicle distance that reduces the level of fear the user is made to feel. The vehicle control devicecalculates the travel lane area (A) of the ego-vehicle mirroring the area (the preceding vehicle blocking area (B) and the viewing angle blocking area (C)) blocked by the vehicle (preceding vehicle) which is in front of the ego-vehicle and the speed of the ego-vehicle, in the area (the travel lane area (A)) of the lane on which the ego-vehicle travels detected by the sensor, and in a case where the calculated travel lane area (A) of the ego-vehicle is equal to or less than a threshold value, performs vehicle control to adjust the inter-vehicle distance between the ego-vehicle and the vehicle in front, thereby enabling vehicle control while reducing the level of fear the user is made to feel.