Vehicle driving support system and vehicle driving support program
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1. A driving support system provided to a vehicle for supporting a driver in making a decision of his or her driving behavior, comprising:
- traffic flow detection means for detecting a current traffic flow around a subject vehicle;
traffic flow simulation means for simulating a virtual traffic flow based on the traffic flow detected by the traffic flow detection means; and
traffic flow predicting means for predicting an approaching traffic flow around the subject vehicle based on the virtual traffic flow simulated by the traffic flow simulation means.
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Abstract
A surrounding area observing device detects a traffic flow around a vehicle, a traffic flow simulator simulates a virtual traffic flow based on the detected traffic flow, and a simulation result evaluating device predicts an approaching traffic flow around the vehicle based on the simulation result. Thus, traffic conditions in a location unobservable from the vehicle can be indicated to a driver with a more simple system configuration.
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1. A driving support system provided to a vehicle for supporting a driver in making a decision of his or her driving behavior, comprising:
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traffic flow detection means for detecting a current traffic flow around a subject vehicle;
traffic flow simulation means for simulating a virtual traffic flow based on the traffic flow detected by the traffic flow detection means; and
traffic flow predicting means for predicting an approaching traffic flow around the subject vehicle based on the virtual traffic flow simulated by the traffic flow simulation means.
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2. A driving support system provided to a vehicle for supporting a driver in making a decision of his or her driving behavior, comprising:
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a traffic flow detecting unit that detects a current traffic flow around a subject vehicle;
a traffic flow simulating unit that simulates a virtual traffic flow based on the traffic flow detected by the traffic flow detecting unit; and
a traffic flow predicting unit that predicts an approaching traffic flow around the subject vehicle based on the virtual traffic flow simulated by the traffic flow simulating unit. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A driving support program executed by a computer in a vehicle for supporting a driver in making a decision of his or her driving behavior, the program comprising the processes of:
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detecting a current traffic flow around a subject vehicle;
simulating a virtual traffic flow based on the detected current traffic flow; and
predicting an approaching traffic flow around the subject vehicle based on the simulated virtual traffic flow.
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