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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2004
Applicant:
Hideki Takamatsu, Anjo, JP;
Inventor:
Hideki Takamatsu, Anjo, JP;
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 19/00 (2011.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A vehicle control device performs a program including the step of obtaining a target point for movement based on information from a vehicle exterior camera, the step of obtaining a distance X to the target point, the step of resetting a distance counter, the step of causing the vehicle to enter accelerated running at set acceleration, the step of causing the vehicle to change from the accelerated running to constant-speed running when the distance counter reaches X, and the step of causing the vehicle to change from the constant-speed running to decelerated running when the distance counter reaches X.