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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2009
Toshinori Okita, Susono, JP;
Toshinori Okita, Susono, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi, JP;
Abstract
In a travel supporting control systemincluding an LDW/LKA systemwhich performs traveling-lane keeping assist control so that a vehicle V travels without deviating from the lane along which it travels, the LDW/LKA systemcalculates a virtual lane width W, which is the width of the lane narrowed by an obstacle O detected by an obstacle detecting sensorand stops the traveling-lane keeping assist control when the calculated virtual lane width W is so narrow as to be equal to or smaller than a threshold value and an avoidance operation of the driver is required. Accordingly, since the operation of LDW or LKA can be stopped at a proper timing, it becomes possible to prevent interference between the operation of the driver and the operation of the system for keeping the lane.