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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2015
Applicant:
Denso Corporation, Kariya, Aichi-pref., JP;
Inventors:
Hiroaki Niino, Toyota, JP;
Shotaro Fukuda, Obu, JP;
Takahiro Narita, Nagoya, JP;
Masao Oooka, Gamagori, JP;
Assignee:
DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya, Aichi-pref, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/00 (2006.01); B60T 7/12 (2006.01); B60W 30/08 (2012.01); B60W 30/16 (2012.01); B60W 50/14 (2012.01); B60W 30/18 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/16 (2013.01); B60W 30/18163 (2013.01); B60W 50/14 (2013.01); B60K 2310/264 (2013.01); B60W 2520/10 (2013.01); B60W 2550/30 (2013.01); B60W 2550/302 (2013.01); B60W 2550/306 (2013.01); B60W 2550/308 (2013.01); B60W 2550/402 (2013.01); B60W 2550/408 (2013.01); B60W 2720/10 (2013.01); B60W 2720/106 (2013.01); B60W 2750/308 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle control apparatus is mounted to an own vehicle and controls the own vehicle such that an inter-vehicle distance between a preceding vehicle and the own vehicle becomes a reference distance. The vehicle control apparatus acquires passing suitability information indicating whether or not the own vehicle is able to pass the preceding vehicle. When the own vehicle is not able to pass the preceding vehicle, the vehicle control apparatus corrects the inter-vehicle distance by adding a correction distance to a reference distance.