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VEHICLE CONTROLLER

  • US 20160039414A1
  • Filed: 03/12/2014
  • Published: 02/11/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/22/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A vehicle controller, comprising:

  • an image sensor capturing an image of an area ahead of a vehicle;

    a first controller portion executing a first, a second and a third processes for the image captured by the image sensor, the first process being a control for preventing the vehicle from colliding with obstacles ahead thereof, the second process being a control for preventing the vehicle from deviating from a traveling lane, the third process being a control for switching an irradiation state of a light of the vehicle;

    a casing in which the image sensor and the controller portion are disposed;

    a temperature detector portion detecting a temperature of the inside of the casing or a temperature of the image sensor; and

    stopping means for stopping the second and third processes when the temperature detected by the temperature detector portion exceeds a first predetermined threshold, and further stopping the first process too when the temperature exceeds a second threshold set to be larger than the first threshold.

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