Operation assist apparatus
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1. An operation assist apparatus, comprising:
- an assist controller that assists a driver of a vehicle in operating the vehicle before a stop point;
a watching action detector configured to detect a watching action of the driver to determine if the driver is watching the stop point; and
a deceleration operation detector configured to detect a deceleration operation by the driver, whereinthe assist controller changes an assist manner that assists the vehicle operation by the driver based on both of whether the watching action detector has determined that the driver is watching the stop point and whether the deceleration operation detector has detected a deceleration operation by the driver.
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Abstract
An operation assist apparatus including: an assist controller that assists a driver of a vehicle in operating the vehicle before a stop point; and a watching action detector that detects a watching action of the driver for watching the stop point. The assist controller changes an assist manner in which to assist the vehicle operation by the driver in accordance with whether the watching action is detected by the watching action detector during deceleration of the vehicle. Thus configured, the operation assist apparatus can accurately determine whether the driver will stop the vehicle at the stop point and thus can perform the vehicle operation assist appropriately.
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1. An operation assist apparatus, comprising:
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an assist controller that assists a driver of a vehicle in operating the vehicle before a stop point; a watching action detector configured to detect a watching action of the driver to determine if the driver is watching the stop point; and a deceleration operation detector configured to detect a deceleration operation by the driver, wherein the assist controller changes an assist manner that assists the vehicle operation by the driver based on both of whether the watching action detector has determined that the driver is watching the stop point and whether the deceleration operation detector has detected a deceleration operation by the driver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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