Obstacle avoidance control apparatus
First Claim
1. An obstacle avoidance control apparatus comprising:
- an obstacle detecting section arranged to detect first and second obstacles in front of a host vehicle, with the second obstacle being detected as being farther in front of the host vehicle than the first obstacle;
a first obstacle proximity distance prediction section configured to predict a first obstacle proximity distance between the host vehicle and the first obstacle at a time of closest proximity between the host vehicle and the first obstacle;
a second obstacle avoidance direction determining section configured to determine a second obstacle avoidance direction that is predicted to avoid the second obstacle;
a target vehicle body slip angle setting section configured to set a target vehicle body slip angle in a direction at the time of closest proximity with respect to a vehicle body center of the host vehicle, such that the host vehicle faces further inward of the second obstacle avoidance turning direction as the first obstacle proximity distance increases; and
a vehicle behavior controlling section configured to control a vehicle behavior of the host vehicle so that an actual vehicle body slip angle with respect to the vehicle body center at the time of closest proximity coincides with the target vehicle body slip angle at the time of closest proximity.
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Abstract
An obstacle avoidance control apparatus is provided with an obstacle detecting section, a first obstacle proximity distance prediction section, a second obstacle avoidance direction determining section, a target vehicle body slip angle setting section and a vehicle behavior controlling section. The obstacle detecting section detects preceding obstacles. The first obstacle proximity distance prediction section predicts a closest proximity distance between the host vehicle and a first (closest) obstacle. The second obstacle avoidance direction determining section determines a second obstacle avoidance direction to avoid the second obstacle. The target vehicle body slip angle setting section sets a target vehicle body slip angle, such that the host vehicle faces further inward of the turning direction as the proximity distance increases. The vehicle behavior controlling section controls the host vehicle so that an actual vehicle body slip angle coincides with the target vehicle body slip angle at the time of closest proximity.
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9 Claims
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1. An obstacle avoidance control apparatus comprising:
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an obstacle detecting section arranged to detect first and second obstacles in front of a host vehicle, with the second obstacle being detected as being farther in front of the host vehicle than the first obstacle; a first obstacle proximity distance prediction section configured to predict a first obstacle proximity distance between the host vehicle and the first obstacle at a time of closest proximity between the host vehicle and the first obstacle; a second obstacle avoidance direction determining section configured to determine a second obstacle avoidance direction that is predicted to avoid the second obstacle; a target vehicle body slip angle setting section configured to set a target vehicle body slip angle in a direction at the time of closest proximity with respect to a vehicle body center of the host vehicle, such that the host vehicle faces further inward of the second obstacle avoidance turning direction as the first obstacle proximity distance increases; and a vehicle behavior controlling section configured to control a vehicle behavior of the host vehicle so that an actual vehicle body slip angle with respect to the vehicle body center at the time of closest proximity coincides with the target vehicle body slip angle at the time of closest proximity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An obstacle avoidance control apparatus comprising:
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means for detecting first and second obstacles in front of a host vehicle, and for detecting the second obstacle being farther in front of the host vehicle than the first obstacle; means for predicting a first obstacle proximity distance between the host vehicle and the first obstacle at a time of closest proximity between the host vehicle and the first obstacle; means for determining a second obstacle avoidance direction that is predicted to avoid the second obstacle; means for setting a target vehicle body slip angle in a direction at the time of closest proximity with respect to a vehicle body center of the host vehicle, such that the host vehicle faces further inward of the second obstacle avoidance turning direction as the first obstacle proximity distance increases; and means for controlling a vehicle behavior of the host vehicle so that an actual vehicle body slip angle with respect to the vehicle body center at the time of closest proximity coincides with the target vehicle body slip angle at the time of closest proximity.
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9. An obstacle avoidance control method comprising:
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detecting first and second obstacles in front of a host vehicle, with the second obstacle being detected as being farther in front of the host vehicle than the first obstacle; predicting a first obstacle proximity distance between the host vehicle and the first obstacle at a time of closest proximity between the host vehicle and the first obstacle; determining a second obstacle avoidance direction that is predicted to avoid the second obstacle; setting a target vehicle body slip angle in a direction at the time of closest proximity with respect to a vehicle body center of the host vehicle, such that the host vehicle faces further inward of the second obstacle avoidance turning direction as the first obstacle proximity distance increases; and controlling a vehicle behavior of the host vehicle so that an actual vehicle body slip angle with respect to the vehicle body center at the time of closest proximity coincides with the target vehicle body slip angle at the time of closest proximity.
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