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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2014
Filed:
May. 03, 2012
Hiroaki Kataoka, Miyoshi, JP;
Hiroaki Kataoka, Miyoshi, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A lane departure prevention support apparatus comprises: imaging means for capturing an image of a lane boundary line which defines a traveling lane; vehicle position detecting means for recognizing the lane boundary line in a recognition area of captured image data to detect a host vehicle position within the traveling lane in a width direction; assisting means for performing driver assist using the recognition result of the lane boundary line; displaying means for displaying the recognition result of the lane boundary line; and recognition result display controlling means for displaying an unrecognized lane boundary line according to the host vehicle position, if one of left and right white lines is not recognized, wherein a display of the unrecognized lane boundary line is not such a display which indicates that the lane boundary line is not recognized.