LANE DEPARTURE WARNING APPARATUS
First Claim
1. A lane departure warning apparatus, mounted to a vehicle, for issuing a warning when there is a probability of departure of the vehicle from a traffic lane, the lane departure warning apparatus comprising:
- a lane recognizing unit that recognizes the traffic lane on which the vehicle is traveling;
a departure determining unit that determines a probability of departure of the vehicle from the traffic lane based on a correlation between the vehicle and the traffic lane recognized by the lane recognizing unit;
a warning unit that issues a warning to a driver regarding the probability of departure; and
a warning control unit that changes a level of warning issued by the warning unit based on the probability of departure.
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Abstract
A lane departure warning apparatus is mounted to a vehicle, and issues a warning when there is a probability of departure of the vehicle from a traffic lane. The lane departure warning apparatus includes a lane recognizing unit, a departure determining unit, a warning unit, and a warning control unit. The lane recognizing unit recognizes the traffic lane on which the vehicle is traveling. The departure determining unit determines a probability of departure of the vehicle from the traffic lane based on a correlation between the vehicle and the traffic lane recognized by the lane recognizing unit. The warning unit issues a warning to a driver regarding the probability of departure. The warning control unit changes a level of warning issued by the warning unit based on the probability of departure.
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13 Claims
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1. A lane departure warning apparatus, mounted to a vehicle, for issuing a warning when there is a probability of departure of the vehicle from a traffic lane, the lane departure warning apparatus comprising:
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a lane recognizing unit that recognizes the traffic lane on which the vehicle is traveling; a departure determining unit that determines a probability of departure of the vehicle from the traffic lane based on a correlation between the vehicle and the traffic lane recognized by the lane recognizing unit; a warning unit that issues a warning to a driver regarding the probability of departure; and a warning control unit that changes a level of warning issued by the warning unit based on the probability of departure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A lane departure warning method for issuing a warning when there is a probability of departure of a vehicle from a traffic lane, the lane departure warning method comprising:
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recognizing, by a lane recognizing unit for a lane departure warning apparatus mounted to the vehicle, the traffic lane on which the vehicle is traveling; determining, by a departure determining unit provided in the lane departure warning apparatus, a probability of departure of the vehicle from the traffic lane based on a correlation between the vehicle and the traffic lane recognized by the lane recognizing unit; issuing, by a warning unit for the lane departure warning apparatus, a warning to a driver regarding the probability of departure; and changing, by a warning control unit for the lane departure warning apparatus, a level of warning issued by the warning unit based on the probability of departure.
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