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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2013
Filed:
May. 20, 2010
Junya Nakamura, Yokohama, JP;
Yoshikazu Sakai, Atsugi, JP;
Shinji Matsumoto, Yokohama, JP;
Makoto Uemura, Ebina, JP;
Kensuke Yamamoto, Hadano, JP;
Junya Nakamura, Yokohama, JP;
Yoshikazu Sakai, Atsugi, JP;
Shinji Matsumoto, Yokohama, JP;
Makoto Uemura, Ebina, JP;
Kensuke Yamamoto, Hadano, JP;
Clarion Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided is a technology capable of improving the accuracy of determining a position of an own vehicle in the vicinity of a branch point, in a current position determining device. The current position determining device identifies a detection range according to states of a road on which a vehicle is traveling to detect a lane change, to thereby determine a current position of the vehicle based on information on the detected lane change.