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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2005
Eiichi Ono, Toyota, JP;
Yoshiki Ninomiya, Nagoya, JP;
Yoshikatsu Kisanuki, Seto, JP;
Takero Hongo, Seto, JP;
Kiyokazu Sunami, Tajimi, JP;
Yuichi Tanaka, Seto, JP;
Kazunori Furukawa, Ichinomiya, JP;
Yoshikazu Hattori, Nisshin, JP;
Yuji Muragishi, Owariasahi, JP;
Arata Takahashi, Nagoya, JP;
Yojiro Koike, Seto, JP;
Eiichi Ono, Toyota, JP;
Yoshiki Ninomiya, Nagoya, JP;
Yoshikatsu Kisanuki, Seto, JP;
Takero Hongo, Seto, JP;
Kiyokazu Sunami, Tajimi, JP;
Yuichi Tanaka, Seto, JP;
Kazunori Furukawa, Ichinomiya, JP;
Yoshikazu Hattori, Nisshin, JP;
Yuji Muragishi, Owariasahi, JP;
Arata Takahashi, Nagoya, JP;
Yojiro Koike, Seto, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Chuo Kenkyusho, Aichi-gun, JP;
Abstract
The invention provides a vehicle motion control device capable of realizing optimum avoidance control in the case of an emergency. The vehicle motion control device includes an external environment detection unit for detecting external environment, and a travel state detection unit for detecting a travel state of a driver's vehicle. An obstruction is detected based on the external environment detected by the external environment detection unit, and an environment map indicating obstructions is created. A control device estimates a plurality of possible avoidance actions for avoiding an obstruction based on the environment map and the travel state of the driver's vehicle detected by the travel state detection unit. The control device estimates collision damage according to each avoidance action estimated by the avoidance action estimation unit, and selects an appropriate avoidance action based on the estimated collision damage. The control device controls a vehicle such that the selected avoidance action is carried out.