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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2009
Shinichi Nagata, Yokohama, JP;
Jun Sakugawa, Gotenba, JP;
Masahiro Iwasaki, Numazu, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle surrounding monitor deviceincludes a front area millimeter-wave radarto a left dead angle millimeter-wave radarwhich monitor different areas around a host vehicle, a vehicle speed sensorand the like which detect the traveling state of the host vehicle, a winker signal sensorwhich detect the state of a driver, and an obstacle detection method determination ECUwhich controls the operation of the front area millimeter-wave radarand the like and information processing. The obstacle detection method determination ECUsets priority on the front area millimeter-wave radarand the like on the basis of the traveling state of the host vehicleand the state of the driver detected by the vehicle speed sensor, the winker signal sensor, and the like, and controls the operation of the front area millimeter-wave radarand the like and the information processing on the basis of the priority. Therefore, control differs between a radar having high priority and a radar having low priority, such that, even when a plurality of radars are used, it becomes possible to monitor the surroundings the host vehiclewhile reducing the load of a CPU or an in-vehicle LAN.