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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2012
Toshinori Okita, Gotenba, JP;
Toshinori Okita, Gotenba, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A driving support device performs collision avoidance support on a vehicle relative to a leading vehicle present in a travelling direction based on a time-to-collision Ta as a time that the vehicle takes to collide with the leading vehicle. A lateral change amount calculation portion detects relative lateral velocity Vy, which is a relative time-dependent change amount between the vehicle and the leading vehicle. A storage portion stores steering time T, which is a time required for the vehicle to avoid the leading vehicle by steering. The storage portion stores activation threshold TH, which is a threshold to determine activation of the driving support based on the relative lateral velocity Vy. When a relative lateral velocity Vy at a time when the time-to-collision Ta is the steering time Tor more is the activation threshold THor more, a support management portion restrains the activation of the driving support.