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Vehicle control apparatus and vehicle

  • US 10,031,223 B2
  • Filed: 01/07/2015
  • Issued: 07/24/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/08/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A vehicle control apparatus comprising:

  • a rear side radar that detects an object behind and to a side of an own vehicle to which the vehicle control apparatus is mounted;

    a front radar that detects an object ahead of the own vehicle;

    a processor configured to;

    acquire detection results of the rear side radar;

    acquire detection results of the front radar;

    detect another vehicle that is present in a first area behind and to a side of the own vehicle based on the detection results of the rear side radar;

    estimate, based on the detection results of the front radar, a first time that is a time at which a front approaching vehicle will arrive at the first area and a second time that is a time at which the front approaching vehicle will exit the first area, the front approaching vehicle relatively nearing the own vehicle from ahead of the own vehicle, the front approaching vehicle being detected as the another vehicle in the first area;

    set a detection sensitivity of the processor to the another vehicle in at least a part of the first area in such a manner that the detection sensitivity during a predetermined period is higher than the detection sensitivity during a period other than the predetermined period, the predetermined period being set to any one of;

    a period from the first time until an elapse of a preset amount of time;

    a period from the first time to the second time; and

    a period from a point in time prior to or after the first time by a preset amount of time to a point in time prior to or after the second time by an preset amount of time; and

    detect the another vehicle with the set detection sensitivity.

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