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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2010
Masayuki Takemura, Hitachi, JP;
Shoji Muramatsu, Hitachinaka, JP;
Isao Furusawa, Hitachinaka, JP;
Shinya Ohtsuji, Tokai, JP;
Takeshi Shima, Mito, JP;
Masayuki Takemura, Hitachi, JP;
Shoji Muramatsu, Hitachinaka, JP;
Isao Furusawa, Hitachinaka, JP;
Shinya Ohtsuji, Tokai, JP;
Takeshi Shima, Mito, JP;
Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd., Hitachinaka-shi, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle controller is provided capable of expanding an application range of departure prevention control while suppressing erroneous control. The vehicle controller includes: a vehicle-mounted camerathat captures an image in front of a vehicle; and an ECUthat decides one vehicle control method from a plurality of vehicle control methods and controls an actuator with the decided vehicle control method. The vehicle-mounted camera includes an area-specific confidence calculation sectionthat divides the image captured into a plurality of areas on a basis of an acquired image by the capturing and a recognized lane, calculates confidence for each divided area and outputs area-specific confidence information, and the ECU decides a vehicle control method in accordance with the area-specific confidence information.