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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2001
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
When a turning state of a subject vehicle is detected, the action timing of the contact avoidance support device is slower than when the turning state is not detected. When an action timing determining part estimates that there is the possibility of the subject vehicle coming into contact with the vehicle in front and a turning state of the subject vehicle is detected based on the output from a transversal acceleration sensor S a changing rate of the steering angle sensor S and a yaw rate sensor S a compensation interval calculating part calculates a compensation interval depending on the size of the detected turning state (the amount of the steering angle, the changing rate of the steering angle, and the transversal acceleration). The action timing of the brake actuator is slowed by this compensation interval.