Vehicle control apparatus, vehicle control method, and computer program
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1. A vehicle control apparatus comprising:
- an information acquiring/managing unit that acquires information for controlling various units in a vehicle instead of a driver of the vehicle, and manages the acquired information, the acquired information including real-time-acquired information and past-acquired information;
a storage unit that stores information regarding a plurality of situations for the vehicle;
a situation determining unit that determines a situation under which the vehicle placed from among the plurality of situations, based on the stored information and the acquired information;
a danger determining unit that selects predetermined information corresponding to the determined situation from among the stored information and the acquired information, and determines degree of danger of the situation based on the predetermined information; and
a vehicle controller that controls predetermined units in the vehicle in such a manner that the degree of danger is reduced.
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Abstract
A vehicle control apparatus includes an information acquiring/managing unit that acquires information for controlling various units in a vehicle instead of a driver of the vehicle, and manages the information acquired, a situation determining unit that determines a situation under which the vehicle is placed, based on the information, a danger determining unit that selects predetermined information corresponding to the situation from among the information, and determines degree of danger of the situation based on the predetermined information, and a vehicle controller that controls predetermined units in the vehicle in such a manner that the degree of danger is reduced.
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1. A vehicle control apparatus comprising:
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an information acquiring/managing unit that acquires information for controlling various units in a vehicle instead of a driver of the vehicle, and manages the acquired information, the acquired information including real-time-acquired information and past-acquired information; a storage unit that stores information regarding a plurality of situations for the vehicle; a situation determining unit that determines a situation under which the vehicle placed from among the plurality of situations, based on the stored information and the acquired information; a danger determining unit that selects predetermined information corresponding to the determined situation from among the stored information and the acquired information, and determines degree of danger of the situation based on the predetermined information; and a vehicle controller that controls predetermined units in the vehicle in such a manner that the degree of danger is reduced. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A vehicle control method comprising:
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acquiring information for controlling various units in a vehicle instead of a driver of the vehicle and managing the acquired information, the acquired information includes real-time-acquired information and past-acquired information; storing information regarding a plurality of situations for the vehicle; determining a situation under which the vehicle is placed from among the plurality of situations, based on the stored information and the acquired information; selecting predetermined information corresponding to the determined situation from among the stored information and the acquired information; determining degree of danger of the situation based on the predetermined information; and controlling predetermined units in the vehicle in such a manner that the degree of danger is reduced.
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35. A computer program for controlling a vehicle, making a computer to execute:
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acquiring information for controlling various units in a vehicle instead of a driver of the vehicle and managing the acquired information, the acquired information includes real-time-acquired information and past-acquired information; storing information regarding a plurality of situations for the vehicle; determining situation under which the vehicle is placed from among the plurality of situations, based on the stored information and the acquired information; selecting predetermined information corresponding to the determined situation from among the stored information and the acquired information; determining degree of danger of the situation based on the predetermined information; and controlling predetermined units in the vehicle in such a manner that the degree of danger is reduced.
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