Collision avoidance system and collision avoidance method
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1. A collision avoidance system comprising:
- a route information acquisition unit acquiring route information indicating a preset route;
a host vehicle position acquisition unit acquiring host vehicle position information indicating a position of a host vehicle;
a direction indicator detection unit detecting whether a direction indicator providing advance notice of a traveling direction of the host vehicle is on or off;
a warning device performing a warning operation pertaining to a warning directed at another vehicle traveling in a vicinity of the host vehicle, the another vehicle including a following vehicle traveling behind the host vehicle and a vehicle traveling on a left or right side of the host vehicle; and
a control unit controlling the warning device on a basis of the information acquired by the route information acquisition unit and the host vehicle position acquisition unit and a detection result from the direction indicator detection unit;
the control unit controlling the warning device to perform the warning operation for the another vehicle upon agreement of the position of the host vehicle with a position on the route to be traveled by the host vehicle, approach of the position of the host vehicle to a position to turn on the route, detection of the direction indicator being off at the direction indicator detection unit, a steering angle being equal to or greater than a predetermined value, and a travel speed of the host vehicle being equal to or greater than a predetermined value.
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Abstract
Route information indicating a preset route is acquired. Host vehicle position information indicating the position of a host vehicle is acquired. It is detected whether a direction indicator providing advance notice of a traveling direction of the host vehicle is on or off. If the position of the host vehicle agrees with a position on the route, the position of the host vehicle approaches a position to turn on the route, and it is detected that the direction indicator is off, a warning operation pertaining to a warning directed at another vehicle traveling in the vicinity of the host vehicle is performed.
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12 Claims
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1. A collision avoidance system comprising:
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a route information acquisition unit acquiring route information indicating a preset route; a host vehicle position acquisition unit acquiring host vehicle position information indicating a position of a host vehicle; a direction indicator detection unit detecting whether a direction indicator providing advance notice of a traveling direction of the host vehicle is on or off; a warning device performing a warning operation pertaining to a warning directed at another vehicle traveling in a vicinity of the host vehicle, the another vehicle including a following vehicle traveling behind the host vehicle and a vehicle traveling on a left or right side of the host vehicle; and a control unit controlling the warning device on a basis of the information acquired by the route information acquisition unit and the host vehicle position acquisition unit and a detection result from the direction indicator detection unit; the control unit controlling the warning device to perform the warning operation for the another vehicle upon agreement of the position of the host vehicle with a position on the route to be traveled by the host vehicle, approach of the position of the host vehicle to a position to turn on the route, detection of the direction indicator being off at the direction indicator detection unit, a steering angle being equal to or greater than a predetermined value, and a travel speed of the host vehicle being equal to or greater than a predetermined value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A collision avoidance method comprising the steps of:
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acquiring route information indicating a preset route; acquiring host vehicle position information indicating a position of a host vehicle; detecting whether a direction indicator providing advance notice of a traveling direction of the host vehicle is on or off; and performing a warning operation pertaining to a warning directed at and for another vehicle traveling in a vicinity of the host vehicle upon agreement of the position of the host vehicle with a position on the route to be traveled by the host vehicle, approach of the position of the host vehicle to a position to turn on the route, detection of the direction indicator being off, a steering angle being equal to or greater than a predetermined value, and a travel speed of the host vehicle being equal to or greater than a predetermined value; wherein the another vehicle includes a following vehicle traveling behind the host vehicle and a vehicle traveling on a left or right side of the host vehicle.
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