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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2008
Kazuhiro Noda, Nagoya, JP;
Yosuke Ito, Kariya, JP;
Kazuma Hashimoto, Anjo, JP;
DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
A collision mitigation controller drives a target brake to be controlled for assisting driver's collision-avoidance operation when a calculated collision time is less than an automatic brake ajudgment line which is determined in advance. The controller drives the automatic brake ain order to mitigate damage generated by a collision with an obstacle or another vehicle when the collision time is less than an automatic brake ajudgment line which is also less than the automatic brake ajudgment line. The controller decreases the braking force for the automatic brake awhen judged that the automatic brake ais not driven, as compared with the judgment where the automatic brake ais driven. When the automatic brake adrives the target brake, it is possible to avoid a collision where own vehicle is struck from behind by the rear vehicle which runs on a same traffic lane.