VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD
First Claim
1. A vehicle control device capable of executing follow-up control having a follow-up mode based on inter-vehicle distance in which cruise control is performed based on a target inter-vehicle distance and a follow-up mode based on vehicle speed in which cruise control is performed based on a target vehicle speed, the vehicle control device comprising:
- a forward monitoring unit that monitors a piece of information in the advancing direction of a vehicle equipped with the vehicle control device; and
a follow-up control unit that eases the follow-up in the follow-up control and executes a deceleration operation of the vehicle when at least either one of a situation in which a preceding vehicle is predicted to decelerate and execution of a braking operation of the preceding vehicle is detected based on the piece of information in the advancing direction.
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Abstract
A vehicle control device is capable of executing follow-up control having a follow-up mode based on inter-vehicle distance in which cruise control is performed based on a target inter-vehicle distance and a follow-up mode based on vehicle speed in which cruise control is performed based on a target vehicle speed. The vehicle control device includes a forward monitoring unit that monitors information in the advancing direction of a vehicle equipped with the vehicle control device, and a follow-up control unit that eases the follow-up in the follow-up control and executes a deceleration operation of the vehicle when at least either one of a situation in which a preceding vehicle is predicted to decelerate and execution of a braking operation of the preceding vehicle is detected based on the information in the advancing direction.
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20 Claims
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1. A vehicle control device capable of executing follow-up control having a follow-up mode based on inter-vehicle distance in which cruise control is performed based on a target inter-vehicle distance and a follow-up mode based on vehicle speed in which cruise control is performed based on a target vehicle speed, the vehicle control device comprising:
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a forward monitoring unit that monitors a piece of information in the advancing direction of a vehicle equipped with the vehicle control device; and a follow-up control unit that eases the follow-up in the follow-up control and executes a deceleration operation of the vehicle when at least either one of a situation in which a preceding vehicle is predicted to decelerate and execution of a braking operation of the preceding vehicle is detected based on the piece of information in the advancing direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A vehicle control method that executes follow-up control by a follow-up mode based on inter-vehicle distance in which cruise control is performed based on a target inter-vehicle distance and a follow-up mode based on vehicle speed in which cruise control is performed based on a target vehicle speed, the vehicle control method comprising:
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monitoring a piece of information in the advancing direction of a vehicle to which the vehicle control method is applied; and easing the follow-up in the follow-up control and executing a deceleration operation of the vehicle when at least one of a situation in which a preceding vehicle is predicted to decelerate and execution of a braking operation of the preceding vehicle is detected based on the piece of information in the advancing direction.
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Specification