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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2013
Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd., Hitachinaka-shi, Ibaraki, JP;
Takeo Shibata, Hitachinaka, JP;
Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd., Hitachinaka-shi, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle travel control apparatus that can stop a subject vehicle at an optimum position, and at a subsequent restart time, suitably avoid an obstacle without imposing a burden on a driver is provided. The vehicle travel control apparatus allows a subject vehicle to travel on the basis of a predetermined set speed, controls the travel of the subject vehicle according to a situation around the subject vehicle, calculates a subject vehicle travel side virtual lane on which the subject vehicle can travel on a subject vehicle travel side, an oncoming vehicle travel side virtual lane on which the subject vehicle can travel on an oncoming vehicle travel side, and a residual road width of a subject vehicle travel road on the basis of a road width, the subject vehicle travel side virtual lane, and the oncoming vehicle travel side virtual lane, and stops, when a point at which the calculated residual road width is smaller than a given value is present, the travel of the subject vehicle at a position in front of the point.