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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2007
Applicant:
Naoki Taki, Okazaki, JP;
Inventor:
Naoki Taki, Okazaki, JP;
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 7/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A vehicle control apparatus () provided with an automatic cruise apparatus () that automatically moves a vehicle, and a pre-crash brake apparatus () that automatically applies a brake to the vehicle when an obstacle is detected, includes cruising output value setting means () for making a cruising output value, which should be achieved using the automatic cruise apparatus (), smaller than a regular cruising output value used in normal times, when the obstacle is detected.