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Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2001

Filed:

Apr. 26, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:

Kenji Kodaka, Saitama, JP;

Tomoyuki Shinmura, Saitama, JP;

Yoichi Sugimoto, Saitama, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/16 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/16 ;
Abstract

In a safety running system, a transverse travelling distance resulting when a subject vehicle travels to a current position of an oncoming vehicle is calculated based on the vehicle velocity and yaw rate of the subject vehicle, a relative transverse distance of the oncoming vehicle relative to a vehicle body axis of the subject vehicle is calculated based on a relative distance, relative velocity and relative angle between the subject vehicle and the oncoming vehicle detected by a radar information processor. When a relative transverse deviation obtained by subtracting the transverse travelling distance from the relative transverse distance resides within a range and that state continues to exist over a predetermined time period, it is judged that there is a collision possibility of the subject vehicle with the oncoming vehicle, and automatic steering is performed so as to avoid a collision.


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