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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2012
Applicants:
Satoshi Udaka, Suntou-gun, JP;
Koji Yotsuya, Numazu, JP;
Inventors:
Satoshi Udaka, Suntou-gun, JP;
Koji Yotsuya, Numazu, JP;
Assignee:
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota-shi, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 7/22 (2006.01); B60W 50/16 (2012.01); B60W 30/02 (2012.01); B60T 8/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 7/22 (2013.01); B60T 8/3275 (2013.01); B60T 2201/022 (2013.01); B60T 2201/03 (2013.01);
Abstract
An appropriate deceleration is achieved. A brake control apparatus is a brake control apparatus which performs a brake assist control for assisting a brake operation by a driver of a vehicle, the brake control apparatus is provided with: a calculating device which calculates a contact possibility of the vehicle contacting the obstacle; and a changing device which changes, on the basis of the contact possibility, a decreasing rate of a deceleration of the vehicle caused by the brake assist control.