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Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2018

Filed:

Oct. 21, 2015
Applicants:

Denso Corporation, Kariya, Aichi-pref., JP;

Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;

Inventors:

Hidenori Tanaka, Kariya, JP;

Akihiro Kida, Toyota, JP;

Assignees:

DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya, Aichi-pref., JP;

TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken., JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 21/00 (2006.01); G08G 1/16 (2006.01); G01S 15/93 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/16 (2013.01); G01S 15/931 (2013.01); G01S 2015/938 (2013.01);
Abstract

An obstacle warning apparatus in a vehicle specifies a position of an obstacle relative to the vehicle based on a detection result by an obstacle sensor. A warning determination section determines whether a warning about the obstacle needs to be executed, based on the specified position of the obstacle. The warning determination section determines that the warning about the obstacle does not need to be executed when an overlap determination section determines that a vehicle range overlaps with a range where the obstacle exists.


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