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Collision avoidance apparatus

  • US 10,112,609 B2
  • Filed: 03/24/2017
  • Issued: 10/30/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/10/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A collision avoidance apparatus that is mounted to an own vehicle and which controls the own vehicle to avoid collision with an object that is present ahead of the own vehicle and detected by a detector that is mounted to the own vehicle and detects the object ahead of the own vehicle, the collision avoidance apparatus comprising:

  • a control unit, including a microcomputer, that is connected to the detector and configured to perform a collision avoidance process,the collision avoidance process comprising;

    determining whether or not the object is present ahead of the own vehicle;

    when the control unit determines that the object ahead is present, determining whether or not the own vehicle will have a collision between the object ahead and the own vehicle and whether or not a corner is present ahead of the own vehicle; and

    when the control unit determines that the corner is not present and when a predetermined collision avoidance condition is established, changing a travelling direction of the own vehicle to avoid collision between the object ahead and the own vehicle, the predetermined collision avoidance condition indicating that the own vehicle is in a state in which the travelling direction of the own vehicle is required to be changed, whereinwhen the control unit determines that the corner is present, the control unit does not perform a travelling direction change of the own vehicle by steering.

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