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Vehicle controlling apparatus and method

  • US 6,675,096 B2
  • Filed: 04/22/2002
  • Issued: 01/06/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/20/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A vehicle controlling apparatus installed in a vehicle comprising:

  • an obstacle recognizer to recognize an obstacle existing ahead of the vehicle for detecting information on the obstacle;

    a vehicle information detector to detect information on traveling conditions of the vehicle;

    a vehicle controller to change steering performance of the vehicle for controlling behaviors of the vehicle;

    an evasive-driving determiner to determine whether the vehicle can avoid collision with the obstacle only by a driver'"'"'s braking operation based on at least the information on the obstacle and the vehicle;

    an evasive-driving controller to control the vehicle controller to enter into an evasive driving mode in accordance with a driver'"'"'s steering operation and the vehicle behaviors when it is determined that the vehicle cannot avoid collision with the obstacle only by the driver'"'"'s braking operation and also control the vehicle controller to change a control operation of the vehicle controller in the evasive driving mode in accordance with the driver'"'"'s steering operation and the vehicle behaviors; and

    an evasive-driving condition determiner to determine whether the vehicle has been maneuvered for avoiding collision with the obstacle, wherein the evasive-driving controller releases the vehicle from the evasive driving mode when it is determined that the vehicle has not been maneuvered for avoiding collision with the obstacle even though the vehicle has reached the obstacle in the evasive driving mode.

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