OBJECT EXISTENCE DETERMINATION METHOD AND APPARATUS
First Claim
1. An object existence determination apparatus comprising:
- an obtaining means that obtains a lateral position and a lateral speed of a target object located in a travelling direction of an own vehicle, the lateral position representing a relative position of the target object relative to the own vehicle in a lateral direction perpendicular to the travelling direction of the own vehicle, the lateral speed representing a lateral relative speed of the target object relative to the own vehicle in the lateral direction;
a straight travel determining means that determines whether the own vehicle is travelling straight;
a setting means that sets an object existence determination region in the travelling direction of the own vehicle in accordance with the lateral speed obtained by the obtaining means and a determination result by the straight travel determining means, the object existence determination region having a width in the lateral direction; and
an existence determining means that determines, based on the lateral position of the target object and the object existence determination region, whether there is a possibility of at least part of the target object existing on a travelling course of the own vehicle,the setting means being configured to;
set the width of the object existence determination region in the lateral direction to be larger as the lateral speed becomes higher; and
set, upon determination that the own vehicle is not travelling straight, the width of the object existence determination region in the lateral direction to be smaller than the width of the object existence determination region in the lateral direction used when the own vehicle is travelling straight.
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Abstract
A setting unit of an object existence determination apparatus sets an object-existence determination region with a lateral width in the travelling direction of an own vehicle using a lateral speed of a target object and a determination result by a straight-travel determining unit. An existence determining unit determines, based on the lateral position of the target object and the object-existence determination region, whether there is a possibility of at least part of the target object existing on a travelling course of the own vehicle. The setting unit sets the lateral width of the object existence determination region to be larger as the lateral speed becomes higher, and sets, upon determination that the own vehicle is not travelling straight, the lateral width of the object existence determination region to be smaller than the lateral width of the object-existence determination region used when the own vehicle is travelling straight.
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14 Claims
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1. An object existence determination apparatus comprising:
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an obtaining means that obtains a lateral position and a lateral speed of a target object located in a travelling direction of an own vehicle, the lateral position representing a relative position of the target object relative to the own vehicle in a lateral direction perpendicular to the travelling direction of the own vehicle, the lateral speed representing a lateral relative speed of the target object relative to the own vehicle in the lateral direction; a straight travel determining means that determines whether the own vehicle is travelling straight; a setting means that sets an object existence determination region in the travelling direction of the own vehicle in accordance with the lateral speed obtained by the obtaining means and a determination result by the straight travel determining means, the object existence determination region having a width in the lateral direction; and an existence determining means that determines, based on the lateral position of the target object and the object existence determination region, whether there is a possibility of at least part of the target object existing on a travelling course of the own vehicle, the setting means being configured to; set the width of the object existence determination region in the lateral direction to be larger as the lateral speed becomes higher; and set, upon determination that the own vehicle is not travelling straight, the width of the object existence determination region in the lateral direction to be smaller than the width of the object existence determination region in the lateral direction used when the own vehicle is travelling straight. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An object existence determination method comprising:
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an obtaining step that obtains a lateral position and a lateral speed of a target object located in a travelling direction of an own vehicle, the lateral position representing a relative position of the target object relative to the own vehicle in a lateral direction perpendicular to the travelling direction of the own vehicle, the lateral speed representing a lateral relative speed of the target object relative to the own vehicle in the lateral direction; a straight travel determining step that determines whether the own vehicle is travelling straight; a setting step that sets an object existence determination region in the travelling direction of the own vehicle in accordance with the lateral speed obtained by the obtaining step and a determination result by the straight travel determining step, the object existence determination region having a width in the lateral direction; and an existence determining step that determines, based on the lateral position of the target object and the object existence determination region, whether there is a possibility of at least part of the target object existing on a travelling course of the own vehicle, the setting step being configured to; set the width of the object existence determination region in the lateral direction to be larger as the lateral speed becomes higher; and set, upon determination that the own vehicle is not travelling straight, the width of the object existence determination region in the lateral direction to be smaller than the width of the object existence determination region in the lateral direction used when the own vehicle is travelling straight.
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