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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2009
Atsushi Takeuchi, Anjo, JP;
Takayuki Miyajima, Okazaki, JP;
Fumiharu Ogawa, Okazaki, JP;
Hideaki Koto, Kariya, JP;
Hiroyuki Kodama, Kariya, JP;
Masaki Maruyama, Kariya, JP;
Atsushi Takeuchi, Anjo, JP;
Takayuki Miyajima, Okazaki, JP;
Fumiharu Ogawa, Okazaki, JP;
Hideaki Koto, Kariya, JP;
Hiroyuki Kodama, Kariya, JP;
Masaki Maruyama, Kariya, JP;
Aisin AW Co., Ltd., , JP;
Abstract
Factor information is acquired that indicates at least one factor that imposes a psychological effect on a driver of a host vehicle when the host vehicle is traveling on a road with a descending slope ahead of the host vehicle. An overall psychological effect that is imposed on the driver when the host vehicle is traveling on the road with the descending slope is acquired based on the factor information. The vehicle speed is controlled in a vehicle speed control section in accordance with the overall psychological effect.