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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2014
Denso Corporation, Kariya, Aichi-pref., JP;
Akitoshi Minemura, Kariya, JP;
Masayoshi Takeda, Kariya, JP;
DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya, Aichi-pref., JP;
Abstract
A vehicle control apparatus includes: a straight-ahead cruising determining unit that determines whether or not a vehicle is in a straight-ahead cruising state; a detecting unit that detects a target object that meets a predetermined condition related to at least either of a current positional relationship or a future predicted positional relationship with the vehicle, among objects ahead of the vehicle, when the vehicle is determined to be in the straight-ahead cruising state; an operation control unit that makes the vehicle perform a predetermined operation related to the detected target object; and a condition setting unit that sets the condition to be applied to the left side in relation to a center line of the vehicle to differ from the condition to be applied to the right side, based on a cruising trajectory of the vehicle.