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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2009
Shuhei Nishimaki, Atsugi, JP;
Yasuhisa Hayakawa, Atsugi, JP;
Masahiro Kobayashi, Atsugi, JP;
Ko Sato, Atsugi, JP;
Shuhei Nishimaki, Atsugi, JP;
Yasuhisa Hayakawa, Atsugi, JP;
Masahiro Kobayashi, Atsugi, JP;
Ko Sato, Atsugi, JP;
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama-shi, JP;
Abstract
A lateral object that exists on a side of the vehicle is detected. When an estimated later-arriving lateral position reaches a predetermined threshold value under the condition in which the lateral object is detected, a lane change of the vehicle in a direction to a side of the lateral object is suppressed. When detecting that the vehicle moves laterally in a direction opposite to a side of a side vehicle, an avoidance flag is set to Fa=1. Subsequently, when the vehicle starts a lateral movement in a direction to the side of the side vehicle, a return flag is set to Fr=1. When the return flag is set to Fr=1 in this way, a suppression flag is set to F=0 until a setting time elapses, then the suppression of the lateral movement is forbidden.