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Driving support device, driving support method and driving support program

  • US 8,050,834 B2
  • Filed: 04/27/2009
  • Issued: 11/01/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/20/2008
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A driving support device comprising:

  • an acceleration gear ratio obtaining unit that acquires information pertaining to a first zone set ahead of a host vehicle and a second zone farther ahead than the first zone, wherein based on the information, if a distance between an end point of the first zone and a start point of the second zone is shorter than a distance within which the host vehicle can be slowed at a predetermined deceleration from a first target vehicle speed for traveling the first zone to a second target vehicle speed for traveling the second zone, a second acceleration gear ratio is acquired for accelerating the host vehicle in a second acceleration zone following the second zone; and

    a gear ratio control unit that sets the gear ratio of the host vehicle to the second acceleration gear ratio in a first deceleration zone for slowing the host vehicle before reaching the first zone.

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