TRAVELING CONTROL DEVICE OF VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A traveling control device of a vehicle, comprising:
- an obstacle detecting means operative to detect an obstacle in front of the vehicle;
a dangerous-area setting means operative to set a contact-dangerous area with a specified width which is located beside the obstacle which is detected by said obstacle detecting means;
an entry detecting means operative to detect an entry of the vehicle into the contact-dangerous area set by said dangerous-area setting means; and
a warning control means operative to operate a warning means when the entry of the vehicle into the contact-dangerous area is detected by said entry detecting means.
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Abstract
A traveling control device comprises an obstacle detecting portion to detect an obstacle in front of a vehicle, a dangerous-area setting portion to set a contact-dangerous area with a specified width which is located beside the obstacle which is detected by the obstacle detecting portion, an entry detecting portion to detect an entry of the vehicle into the contact-dangerous area, and a warning control portion to operate a warning device when the entry of the vehicle into the contact-dangerous area is detected by the entry detecting portion. Accordingly, it can be surely prevented that the vehicle approaches the obstacle too close or contacts the obstacle, thereby improving the safety of the vehicle traveling.
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1. A traveling control device of a vehicle, comprising:
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an obstacle detecting means operative to detect an obstacle in front of the vehicle; a dangerous-area setting means operative to set a contact-dangerous area with a specified width which is located beside the obstacle which is detected by said obstacle detecting means; an entry detecting means operative to detect an entry of the vehicle into the contact-dangerous area set by said dangerous-area setting means; and a warning control means operative to operate a warning means when the entry of the vehicle into the contact-dangerous area is detected by said entry detecting means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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