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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2015
Filed:
May. 13, 2014
Denso Corporation, Kariya, Aichi-pref., JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Akitoshi Minemura, Nishio, JP;
Norio Tsuchida, Kariya, JP;
Akira Isogai, Kuwana, JP;
Jun Tsuchida, Toyota, JP;
Masayuki Shimizu, Toyota, JP;
DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya, Aichi-pref., JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A collision mitigation apparatus includes an object detecting section for detecting a collision object present in front of an own vehicle on which the collision mitigation apparatus is mounted, a drive assisting section that performs drive assist for avoiding a collision between the collision object detected by the object detecting section and the own vehicle, or mitigate damage to the own vehicle due to the collision, a reliability determining section for determining reliability of detection result of the object detecting section, and a timing setting section for setting start timing to start the drive assist by the drive assisting section in accordance with the reliability determined by the reliability determining section.