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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2012
Denso Corporation, Kariya, Aichi-pref., JP;
Jin Kurumisawa, Kariya, JP;
Tatsuya Namikiri, Kariya, JP;
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
The preceding vehicle identifying apparatus calculates an integrated probability of existence of a curved road ahead of an own vehicle based on at least two of the curvature of the curved road, the track of a vehicle running ahead of the own vehicle and the own vehicle' having entered the curved road. The preceding vehicle identifying apparatus further calculates an own-vehicle lane probability which is a probability that the vehicle is running in the same lane as an own-vehicle lane in which the own vehicle is running based on the distance between a predicted running line of the own vehicle and the track of the vehicle running ahead of the own vehicle, and compensates the calculated own-vehicle lane probability based on the integrated probability.