Vehicle traveling control system
First Claim
1. A vehicle traveling control system of a host vehicle comprising:
- a following controller executing a following control for controlling an inter-vehicle distance between the host vehicle and a following object ahead of the host vehicle; and
a lane-keeping controller coupled with the following controller, the lane-keeping controller executing a steering control for steering the host vehicle so as to locate the host vehicle within a lane traveled by the host vehicle;
wherein a control condition of one of the following control and the steering control is changed according to the control condition of the other of the following control and the steering control.
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Abstract
A vehicle traveling control system is comprised of a following controller and a lane-keeping controller. The following controller controls an inter-vehicle distance between a host vehicle and a following object ahead of the host vehicle by controlling a vehicle speed on the basis of a detected inter-vehicle distance. The lane-keeping controller controls a steering control of the host vehicle so as to locate the host vehicle within a lane traveled by the host vehicle. A control condition of one of the following control and the steering control is changed according to the control condition of the other of the following control and the steering control.
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13 Claims
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1. A vehicle traveling control system of a host vehicle comprising:
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a following controller executing a following control for controlling an inter-vehicle distance between the host vehicle and a following object ahead of the host vehicle; and
a lane-keeping controller coupled with the following controller, the lane-keeping controller executing a steering control for steering the host vehicle so as to locate the host vehicle within a lane traveled by the host vehicle;
wherein a control condition of one of the following control and the steering control is changed according to the control condition of the other of the following control and the steering control. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of controlling a traveling of a host vehicle, comprising:
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executing a following control for controlling an inter-vehicle distance between the host vehicle and a following object ahead of the host vehicle;
executing a steering control for steering the host vehicle so as to locate the host vehicle within a lane traveled by the host vehicle; and
changing a control condition of one of the following control and the steering control according to the control condition of the other of the following control and the steering control.
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12. A vehicle traveling control system comprising:
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traveling speed control means for controlling a traveling speed of a host vehicle;
traveling direction control means for controlling a traveling direction of the host vehicle;
first anteceding means for anteceding the control executed by the traveling speed control means prior to the control executed by the traveling direction control means;
second anteceding means for anteceding the control executed by the traveling direction control means prior to the control by the traveling speed control means;
priority determining means for determining a priority between the first anteceding means and the second anteceding means according to a traveling condition of the host vehicle; and
priority executing means for executing one of the first anteceding means and the second anteceding means according to the determination of the priority determining means.
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13. A vehicle traveling control system comprising:
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inter-vehicle distance control means for controlling an inter-vehicle distance between a host vehicle and a following object ahead of the host vehicle, the inter-vehicle distance control means generating a following alarm when it is determined that the following control is unable to maintain a target inter-vehicle distance;
lane-keeping control means for executing a steering operation so as to locate the host vehicle within a lane, the lane-keeping control means generating a lane-keeping alarm when it is determined that the lane-keeping control is unable to maintain the traveling of the host vehicle within the lane; and
cooperative control means for changing a control condition of one of the inter-vehicle distance control means and the lane-keeping control means according to a control condition of the other of the inter-vehicle distance control means and the lane-keeping control means.
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