Travelled-route selecting apparatus and method
First Claim
1. A travelled-route selecting apparatus comprising:
- an other vehicle detecting means configured to detect other vehicles in front of an own vehicle;
a route generating means configured to generate a travelled route of each of the other vehicles detected by the other vehicle detecting means;
a first route selecting means configured to select, from the travelled routes of the other vehicles generated by the route generating means, one or more travelled routes, the one or more travelled routes each having a relative distance relative to the own vehicle equal to or lower than a predetermined threshold value; and
a second route selecting means configured to select, from the travelled routes selected by the first route selecting means, a travelled route corresponding to a selected other vehicle, the selected other vehicle being the closest to the own vehicle among the other vehicles corresponding to the travelled routes selected by the first route selecting means.
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Abstract
A travelled-route selecting apparatus includes a first route selecting unit to select, from travelled routes of other vehicles generated by a route generating unit, one or more travelled routes. The one or more travelled routes each have a relative distance relative to an own vehicle equal to or lower than a predetermined threshold value. The travelled-route selecting apparatus includes a second route selecting unit to select, from the travelled routes selected by the first route selecting unit, a travelled route corresponding to a selected other vehicle. The selected other vehicle is the closest to the own vehicle among the other vehicles corresponding to the travelled routes selected by the first route selecting unit.
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1. A travelled-route selecting apparatus comprising:
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an other vehicle detecting means configured to detect other vehicles in front of an own vehicle; a route generating means configured to generate a travelled route of each of the other vehicles detected by the other vehicle detecting means; a first route selecting means configured to select, from the travelled routes of the other vehicles generated by the route generating means, one or more travelled routes, the one or more travelled routes each having a relative distance relative to the own vehicle equal to or lower than a predetermined threshold value; and a second route selecting means configured to select, from the travelled routes selected by the first route selecting means, a travelled route corresponding to a selected other vehicle, the selected other vehicle being the closest to the own vehicle among the other vehicles corresponding to the travelled routes selected by the first route selecting means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20)
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18. A travelled-route selecting method comprising:
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a first step of detecting, using a detection device, other vehicles in front of an own vehicle; a second step of generating, using a processor, a travelled route of each of the other vehicles detected by the first step; a third step of selecting, using the processor, from the travelled routes of the other vehicles generated by the second step, one or more travelled routes, the one or more travelled routes each having a relative distance relative to the own vehicle equal to or lower than a predetermined threshold value; and a fourth step of selecting, using the processor, from the travelled routes selected by the third step, a travelled route corresponding to a selected other vehicle, the selected other vehicle being the closest to the own vehicle among the other vehicles corresponding to the travelled routes selected by the third step.
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