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Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 1998

Filed:

Dec. 26, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:

Noriaki Shirai, Oobu, JP;

Katsuhiko Hibino, Kariya, JP;

Takao Nishimura, Nagoya, JP;

Assignee:

Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G / ; B60Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
340903 ; 340904 ; 340435 ; 340436 ; 342 70 ; 180167 ;
Abstract

An estimated travelling curve La (radius Rea) of a system vehicle is obtained based on a first group of sampling data (X1, Y1) through (X5, Y5). Alarm area WA1a is set as a region surrounded by a pair of circular arcs parallel shifted from curve La by .+-.1 m and a pair of straight lines (Y=Y1 and Y=Y5). Similarly, an estimated travelling curve Lb (radius Reb) is obtained based on a second group of sampling data (X3, Y3) through (X5, Y5). Alarm area WA1b is set as a region surrounded by a pair of circular arcs parallel shifted from curve Lb by .+-.1 m and straight lines (Y=Y1 and Y=Y5). At the entrance and exit of a curved road, values of radii Rea and Reb are differentiated. Hence, the collision judgement is performed by using different alarm areas WA1a and WA1b.


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