Vehicle movement state determination device and vehicle movement control device
First Claim
1. A vehicle movement state determination device comprising:
- a yaw rate sensor configured to detect a yaw rate generated in an own vehicle;
an acceleration sensor configured to detect an acceleration generated in the own vehicle and is a sensor different from the yaw rate sensor;
a yaw rate calculation unit configured to calculate the yaw rate generated in the own vehicle based on the acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor;
a yaw rate determination unit configured to determine the yaw rate generated in the own vehicle based on at least one of a detection yaw rate detected by the yaw rate sensor and a calculation yaw rate calculated by the yaw rate calculation unit;
a yaw rate reliability determination unit configured to determine whether a reliability of the detection yaw rate is low, the yaw rate reliability determination unit determining the reliability of the detection yaw rate is low when a collision between the own vehicle and an obstacle outside the vehicle occurs;
a collision position prediction unit configured to predict a collision position on the own vehicle colliding with the obstacle; and
an acceleration reliability determination unit configured to determine an acceleration sensor of which reliability of the detected acceleration decreases based on the collision position predicted by the collision position prediction unit, whereinthe yaw rate determination unit determines the detection yaw rate as the yaw rate generated in the own vehicle at the time the yaw rate reliability determination unit does not determine that the reliability of the detection yaw rate is low, and determines the yaw rate based on the calculation yaw rate at the time the yaw rate reliability determination unit determines that the reliability of the detection yaw rate is low,wherein the yaw rate reliability determination unit is a collision determination unit configured to determine presence or absence of a collision between the own vehicle and an obstacle outside the vehicle, and the yaw rate determination unit determines the detection yaw rate as the yaw rate generated in the own vehicle at the time the collision determination unit does not determine that the collision occurs, and determine the yaw rate based on the calculation yaw rate at the time the collision determination unit determines that the collision occurs, andwherein the yaw rate calculation unit calculates the yaw rate generated in the own vehicle as the calculation yaw rate based on the acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor which is not determined as the acceleration sensor of which the reliability of the detected acceleration decreases by the acceleration reliability determination unit.
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Abstract
A vehicle movement state determination device includes: a yaw rate determination unit configured to determine a yaw rate based on at least one of a detection yaw rate detected by a yaw rate sensor and a calculation yaw rate calculated by a yaw rate calculation unit; and a yaw rate reliability determination unit configured to determine whether a reliability of the detection yaw rate is low. The yaw rate determination unit determines the detection yaw rate as the yaw rate at the time the yaw rate reliability determination unit does not determine that the reliability of the detection yaw rate is low, and determines the yaw rate based on the calculation yaw rate at the time the yaw rate reliability determination unit determines that the reliability of the detection yaw rate is low.
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5 Claims
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1. A vehicle movement state determination device comprising:
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a yaw rate sensor configured to detect a yaw rate generated in an own vehicle; an acceleration sensor configured to detect an acceleration generated in the own vehicle and is a sensor different from the yaw rate sensor; a yaw rate calculation unit configured to calculate the yaw rate generated in the own vehicle based on the acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor; a yaw rate determination unit configured to determine the yaw rate generated in the own vehicle based on at least one of a detection yaw rate detected by the yaw rate sensor and a calculation yaw rate calculated by the yaw rate calculation unit; a yaw rate reliability determination unit configured to determine whether a reliability of the detection yaw rate is low, the yaw rate reliability determination unit determining the reliability of the detection yaw rate is low when a collision between the own vehicle and an obstacle outside the vehicle occurs; a collision position prediction unit configured to predict a collision position on the own vehicle colliding with the obstacle; and an acceleration reliability determination unit configured to determine an acceleration sensor of which reliability of the detected acceleration decreases based on the collision position predicted by the collision position prediction unit, wherein the yaw rate determination unit determines the detection yaw rate as the yaw rate generated in the own vehicle at the time the yaw rate reliability determination unit does not determine that the reliability of the detection yaw rate is low, and determines the yaw rate based on the calculation yaw rate at the time the yaw rate reliability determination unit determines that the reliability of the detection yaw rate is low, wherein the yaw rate reliability determination unit is a collision determination unit configured to determine presence or absence of a collision between the own vehicle and an obstacle outside the vehicle, and the yaw rate determination unit determines the detection yaw rate as the yaw rate generated in the own vehicle at the time the collision determination unit does not determine that the collision occurs, and determine the yaw rate based on the calculation yaw rate at the time the collision determination unit determines that the collision occurs, and wherein the yaw rate calculation unit calculates the yaw rate generated in the own vehicle as the calculation yaw rate based on the acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor which is not determined as the acceleration sensor of which the reliability of the detected acceleration decreases by the acceleration reliability determination unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A vehicle movement control device comprising:
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a movement control unit configured to perform a movement control of the own vehicle based on a yaw rate determined by a yaw rate determination unit of a vehicle movement state determination device, the vehicle movement state determination device including; a yaw rate sensor configured to detect a yaw rate generated in an own vehicle; an acceleration sensor configured to detect an acceleration generated in the own vehicle and is a sensor different from the yaw rate sensor; a yaw rate calculation unit configured to calculate the yaw rate generated in the own vehicle based on the acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor; the yaw rate determination unit configured to determine the yaw rate generated in the own vehicle based on at least one of a detection yaw rate detected by the yaw rate sensor and a calculation yaw rate calculated by the yaw rate calculation unit; a yaw rate reliability determination unit configured to determine whether a reliability of the detection yaw rate is low, the yaw rate reliability determination unit determining the reliability of the detection yaw rate is low when a collision between the own vehicle and an obstacle outside the vehicle occurs; a collision position prediction unit configured to predict a collision position on the own vehicle colliding with the obstacle; and an acceleration reliability determination unit configured to determine an acceleration sensor of which reliability of the detected acceleration decreases based on the collision position predicted by the collision position prediction unit, wherein the yaw rate determination unit determines the detection yaw rate as the yaw rate generated in the own vehicle at the time the yaw rate reliability determination unit does not determine that the reliability of the detection yaw rate is low, and determines the yaw rate based on the calculation yaw rate at the time the yaw rate reliability determination unit determines that the reliability of the detection yaw rate is low, wherein the yaw rate reliability determination unit is a collision determination unit configured to determine presence or absence of a collision between the own vehicle and an obstacle outside the vehicle, and the yaw rate determination unit determines the detection yaw rate as the yaw rate generated in the own vehicle at the time the collision determination unit does not determine that the collision occurs, and determine the yaw rate based on the calculation yaw rate at the time the collision determination unit determines that the collision occurs, and wherein the yaw rate calculation unit calculates the yaw rate generated in the own vehicle as the calculation yaw rate based on the acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor which is not determined as the acceleration sensor of which the reliability of the detected acceleration decreases by the acceleration reliability determination unit.
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