CONTROL APPARATUS
First Claim
1. A control apparatus which is used in a vehicle that performs automatic travel control, the apparatus comprising:
- a search section which searches for an external unit, when information used for the automatic travel control is no longer available due to abnormality, the external unit providing assist information for complementing missing information that is the information no longer available due to the abnormality;
an acquisition section which acquires the assist information from the external unit obtained as a result of the search of the search section; and
a processing section which performs a process for performing assist travel control, which is the automatic travel control as a result of complementing the missing information with the assist information.
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Abstract
A control apparatus is used in a vehicle that performs automatic travel control. The apparatus includes a search section which searches for an external unit, when information used for the automatic travel control is no longer available due to abnormality, the external unit providing assist information for complementing missing information that is the information no longer available due to the abnormality, an acquisition section which acquires the assist information from the external unit obtained as a result of the search of the search section, and a processing section which performs a process for performing assist travel control, which is the automatic travel control as a result of complementing the missing information with the assist information.
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9 Claims
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1. A control apparatus which is used in a vehicle that performs automatic travel control, the apparatus comprising:
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a search section which searches for an external unit, when information used for the automatic travel control is no longer available due to abnormality, the external unit providing assist information for complementing missing information that is the information no longer available due to the abnormality; an acquisition section which acquires the assist information from the external unit obtained as a result of the search of the search section; and a processing section which performs a process for performing assist travel control, which is the automatic travel control as a result of complementing the missing information with the assist information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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