Traveling-path prediction apparatus and method for vehicles
First Claim
1. A vehicle traveling-path prediction apparatus which detects an obstacle in front of a vehicle and predicts a traveling path of the vehicle based on the detected obstacle, comprising:
- obstacle detection means for emitting a radar wave forward from the vehicle and detecting an obstacle existing in front of the vehicle;
stationary-status judgment means for judging whether the obstacle in front of the vehicle is in a stationary status or not, based on the result from detection by said obstacle detection means; and
traveling-path prediction means for predicting a traveling path of the vehicle from data indicative of running conditions of the vehicle with respect to the obstacle, if said stationary-status judgment means judges that the obstacle is in the stationary status.
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Abstract
A vehicle traveling-path prediction apparatus that detects a stationary object in front of the vehicle by utilizing an obstacle detection device instead of a yaw rate sensor, and predicts a traveling path based on the detected stationary object. The apparatus comprises control unit having an obstacle detection device which receives a detection signal from a radar head unit to detect an obstacle in front of the vehicle, stationary object detection device which receives an output signal from the obstacle detection device to detect the obstacle as a stationary object, a first traveling-path prediction device which receives an output signal from the stationary object detection device, and if there is a stationary object in front of the vehicle, calculates a radius of curvature R1 of a first traveling path, based on data indicative of running conditions of the vehicle, a second traveling-path prediction device which calculates a radius of curvature R2 of a second traveling path, based on a velocity V0 and a steering angle θH, and a selection device which receives a detection signal from the radar head unit and if there is no stationary object in front of the vehicle, selects the second traveling path R2 calculated by the second traveling-path prediction device.
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1. A vehicle traveling-path prediction apparatus which detects an obstacle in front of a vehicle and predicts a traveling path of the vehicle based on the detected obstacle, comprising:
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obstacle detection means for emitting a radar wave forward from the vehicle and detecting an obstacle existing in front of the vehicle; stationary-status judgment means for judging whether the obstacle in front of the vehicle is in a stationary status or not, based on the result from detection by said obstacle detection means; and traveling-path prediction means for predicting a traveling path of the vehicle from data indicative of running conditions of the vehicle with respect to the obstacle, if said stationary-status judgment means judges that the obstacle is in the stationary status. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A vehicle traveling-path prediction method for detecting an obstacle in front of a vehicle and predicting a traveling path of the vehicle based on the detected obstacle, comprising:
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an obstacle detection step of emitting a radar wave forward from the vehicle and detecting an obstacle existing in front of the vehicle; a stationary-status judgment step of judging whether the obstacle in front of the vehicle is in stationary status or not, based on the result from detection at said obstacle detection step; and a traveling-path prediction step of predicting a traveling path of the vehicle from data indicative of running conditions of the vehicle with respect to the obstacle, if the obstacle is in stationary status at said stationary-status judgment step. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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