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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2004
Tatsuhiko Monji, Hitachinaka, JP;
Masaaki Fukuhara, Mito, JP;
Katsuo Ouchi, Hitachinaka, JP;
Isao Furusawa, Hitachinaka, JP;
Hiroyuki Kasuya, Hitachinaka, JP;
Jun Higashino, Wako, JP;
Fujio Iida, Wako, JP;
Katsumi Otsubo, Wako, JP;
Tatsuhiko Monji, Hitachinaka, JP;
Masaaki Fukuhara, Mito, JP;
Katsuo Ouchi, Hitachinaka, JP;
Isao Furusawa, Hitachinaka, JP;
Hiroyuki Kasuya, Hitachinaka, JP;
Jun Higashino, Wako, JP;
Fujio Iida, Wako, JP;
Katsumi Otsubo, Wako, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An apparatus for controlling operation of auxiliary equipment of a vehicle by receiving an output of a surroundings detection sensor for detecting the surrounding of the vehicle and an output of the vehicle information sensor, for detecting operation of the vehicle, wherein the distance to and the direction of an overtaking vehicle, an oncoming vehicle, or a preceding vehicle and the light intensities of the right and the left headlamps are controlled independently. A plurality of processes required for controlling the vehicle auxiliary equipment are performed by the time division processing.