COLLISION AVOIDANCE APPARATUS
First Claim
1. A collision avoidance apparatus that is mounted to an own vehicle and which controls the own vehicle to avoid collision with an object that is present ahead of the own vehicle, the collision avoidance apparatus comprising:
- detection means that detects an object ahead;
first collision avoidance means that when the detection means detects an object ahead, changes a travelling direction of the own vehicle to avoid collision between the object ahead and the own vehicle if a predetermined first collision avoidance condition is established, the first collision avoidance condition indicating that the own vehicle is in a state in which a travelling direction of the own vehicle is required to be changed;
corner determination means that determines whether or not a corner is present ahead on a road on which the own vehicle is travelling; and
first prohibition means that when the corner determination means determines that the corner is present, prohibits the first collision avoidance means from changing the travelling direction.
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Abstract
A collision avoidance apparatus is mounted to an own vehicle and controls the own vehicle to avoid collision with an object that is present ahead of the own vehicle. In the collision avoidance apparatus, when an object ahead is detected, a travelling direction of the own vehicle is changed to avoid collision between the object ahead and the own vehicle if a predetermined first collision avoidance condition is established. The first collision avoidance condition indicates that the own vehicle is in a state in which a travelling direction of the own vehicle is required to be changed. The collision avoidance apparatus determines whether or not a corner is present ahead on a road on which the own vehicle is travelling. When determined that the corner is present, the collision avoidance apparatus is prohibited from changing the travelling direction.
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10 Claims
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1. A collision avoidance apparatus that is mounted to an own vehicle and which controls the own vehicle to avoid collision with an object that is present ahead of the own vehicle, the collision avoidance apparatus comprising:
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detection means that detects an object ahead; first collision avoidance means that when the detection means detects an object ahead, changes a travelling direction of the own vehicle to avoid collision between the object ahead and the own vehicle if a predetermined first collision avoidance condition is established, the first collision avoidance condition indicating that the own vehicle is in a state in which a travelling direction of the own vehicle is required to be changed; corner determination means that determines whether or not a corner is present ahead on a road on which the own vehicle is travelling; and first prohibition means that when the corner determination means determines that the corner is present, prohibits the first collision avoidance means from changing the travelling direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a collision avoidance program for enabling a computer to function as a collision avoidance apparatus that is mounted to an own vehicle and which controls the own vehicle to avoid collision with an object that is present ahead of the own vehicle, the collision avoidance apparatus comprising:
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detection means that detects an object ahead; first collision avoidance means that when the detection means detects an object ahead, changes a travelling direction of the own vehicle to avoid collision between the object ahead and the own vehicle if a predetermined first collision avoidance condition is established, the first collision avoidance condition indicating that the own vehicle is in a state in which a travelling direction of the own vehicle is required to be changed; corner determination means that determines whether or not a corner is present ahead on a road on which the own vehicle is travelling; and first prohibition means that when the corner determination means determines that the corner is present, prohibits the first collision avoidance means from changing the travelling direction.
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10. A collision avoidance method comprising:
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detecting an object ahead by detection means; when the object ahead is detected, changing, by a collision avoidance apparatus that is mounted to an own vehicle and which controls an own vehicle to avoid collision with an object that is present ahead of the own vehicle, a travelling direction of the own vehicle to avoid collision between the object ahead and the own vehicle if a predetermined first collision avoidance condition is established, the first collision avoidance condition indicating that the own vehicle is in a state in which a travelling direction of the own vehicle is required to be changed; determining, by the collision avoidance apparatus, whether or not a corner is present ahead on a road on which the own vehicle is travelling; and when determined that the corner is present, prohibiting the collision avoidance apparatus from changing the travelling direction.
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