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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2011
Applicant:
Yuki Yoshihama, Susono, JP;
Inventor:
Yuki Yoshihama, Susono, JP;
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi-ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 19/00 (2011.01); B60K 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 31/0075 (2013.01); B60W 2550/14 (2013.01); B60W 2550/146 (2013.01); B60W 2550/143 (2013.01);
Abstract
A curve information acquisition unit configured to acquire information on a shape of a curvature changing portion of which a radius of curvature changes according to a predetermined function, a driving support unit configured to perform driving support for the driver at the time when the vehicle moves in the curvature changing portion, and a driving support control unit configured to decide timing at which the driving support unit performs driving support, based on the information on the shape of the curvature changing portion acquired by a curvature changing information acquisition unit.