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Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2015

Filed:

Jul. 27, 2010
Applicants:

Masahiro Ogawa, Toyota, JP;

Akihiro Tsukada, Oiso-machi, JP;

Franck Galpin, Numazu, JP;

Inventors:

Masahiro Ogawa, Toyota, JP;

Akihiro Tsukada, Oiso-machi, JP;

Franck Galpin, Numazu, JP;

Assignee:

Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/00 (2006.01); G08G 1/123 (2006.01); G01C 21/34 (2006.01); G08G 1/0968 (2006.01); G01C 21/26 (2006.01); G08G 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/3415 (2013.01); G08G 1/096827 (2013.01); G08G 1/096844 (2013.01); G01C 21/26 (2013.01); G01C 21/3407 (2013.01); G08G 1/166 (2013.01); G08G 1/167 (2013.01);
Abstract

Provided is a driving assistance device that includes traveling route information acquiring means for acquiring a plurality of traveling route information items about different recognition ranges and course generating means for generating a course of a host vehicle using the plurality of traveling route information items according to a traveling environment. According to the invention, for example, a plurality of traveling route information items with different recognition ranges, such as a wide-area map, a middle-area map, and a local map, are used according to a traveling environment to generate a course. In this way, the host vehicle can travel safely.


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