Avoidance maneuver calculation device, avoidance control device, vehicle having each device, avoidance maneuver calculating method, and avoidance controlling method
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1. An avoidance maneuver calculation device comprising:
- a road boundary detector configured to detect a road located ahead of an automotive vehicle and on which the automotive vehicle is traveling, and a boundary section of the road;
an obstacle detector configured to detect an obstacle existing on the road ahead of the automotive vehicle;
an automotive vehicle information detector configured to detect an attitude angle formed by a traveling direction of the automotive vehicle with respect to a direction of the road, a position of the automotive vehicle on the road, and a speed of the automotive vehicle; and
an avoidance maneuver calculator configured to calculate an optimum maneuver amount for avoiding the obstacle on the road, based on detection information from the detectors, wherein the avoidance maneuver calculator comprises;
an attitude angle target value setting unit configured to set, as a target attitude angle, a target of an attitude angle at a time after the automotive vehicle avoids and passes the obstacle, wherein the target attitude angle is set according to a location on the road where the automotive vehicle is predicted to reach after the automotive vehicle avoids and passes the obstacle,an evaluation function setting unit configured to set up an evaluation function that evaluates a plurality of predicted traveling loci of the automotive vehicle corresponding to a plurality of possible maneuver amounts, the evaluation function evaluating a vehicle condition in the plurality of predicted traveling loci, wherein the evaluation of the vehicle condition is based at least on a state of attitude of the automotive vehicle calculated using (i) the target attitude angle, and (ii) a plurality of predicted attitude angles that are the attitude angles that the automotive vehicle on the plurality of predicted traveling loci is predicted to have at the time after the automotive vehicle avoids and passes the obstacle, andan optimum maneuver amount calculator configured to calculate the optimum maneuver amount based on a minimum value obtained from the evaluation function.
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Abstract
Provided is an avoidance maneuver calculation device that calculates a driving maneuver amount that enables an automotive vehicle to avoid an obstacle within a travelable range of a road. The device includes: a road boundary detector for detecting a road 13 where a vehicle 12 is traveling and a boundary section thereof; an obstacle detector for detecting an obstacle 14 existing on the road 13; an automotive vehicle information detector for detecting information on the vehicle 12; and an avoidance maneuver calculator 28 for calculating a maneuver amount for avoiding the obstacle 14 on the road 13.
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1. An avoidance maneuver calculation device comprising:
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a road boundary detector configured to detect a road located ahead of an automotive vehicle and on which the automotive vehicle is traveling, and a boundary section of the road; an obstacle detector configured to detect an obstacle existing on the road ahead of the automotive vehicle; an automotive vehicle information detector configured to detect an attitude angle formed by a traveling direction of the automotive vehicle with respect to a direction of the road, a position of the automotive vehicle on the road, and a speed of the automotive vehicle; and an avoidance maneuver calculator configured to calculate an optimum maneuver amount for avoiding the obstacle on the road, based on detection information from the detectors, wherein the avoidance maneuver calculator comprises; an attitude angle target value setting unit configured to set, as a target attitude angle, a target of an attitude angle at a time after the automotive vehicle avoids and passes the obstacle, wherein the target attitude angle is set according to a location on the road where the automotive vehicle is predicted to reach after the automotive vehicle avoids and passes the obstacle, an evaluation function setting unit configured to set up an evaluation function that evaluates a plurality of predicted traveling loci of the automotive vehicle corresponding to a plurality of possible maneuver amounts, the evaluation function evaluating a vehicle condition in the plurality of predicted traveling loci, wherein the evaluation of the vehicle condition is based at least on a state of attitude of the automotive vehicle calculated using (i) the target attitude angle, and (ii) a plurality of predicted attitude angles that are the attitude angles that the automotive vehicle on the plurality of predicted traveling loci is predicted to have at the time after the automotive vehicle avoids and passes the obstacle, and an optimum maneuver amount calculator configured to calculate the optimum maneuver amount based on a minimum value obtained from the evaluation function. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An avoidance maneuver calculating method comprising:
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detecting, using a road boundary detector, a road located ahead of an automotive vehicle and on which the automotive vehicle is traveling, and a boundary section of the road; detecting using an obstacle detector, an obstacle existing on the road ahead of the automotive vehicle; detecting, using an automotive vehicle information detector, an attitude angle formed by a traveling direction of the automotive vehicle with respect to a direction of the road, a position of the automotive vehicle on the road, and a speed of the automotive vehicle; and calculating, using an avoidance maneuver calculator, an optimum maneuver amount for avoiding the obstacle on the road, based on the detection information, wherein the calculation of the optimum maneuver amount includes; setting, as a target attitude angle, a target of an attitude angle at a time after the automotive vehicle avoids and passes the obstacle, wherein the target attitude angle is set according to a location on the road where the automotive vehicle is predicted to reach after the automotive vehicle avoids and passes the obstacle, setting up an evaluation function that evaluates a plurality of predicted traveling loci of the automotive vehicle corresponding to a plurality of possible maneuver amounts, the evaluation function evaluating a vehicle condition in the plurality of predicted traveling loci, wherein the evaluation of the vehicle condition is based at least on a state of attitude of the automotive vehicle calculated using (i) the target attitude angle, and (ii) a plurality of predicted attitude angles that are the attitude angles that the automotive vehicle on the plurality of predicted traveling loci is predicted to have at the time after the automotive vehicle avoids and passes the obstacle, and calculating the optimum maneuver amount based on a minimum value obtained from the evaluation function. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. An avoidance maneuver calculation device comprising:
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road boundary detecting means for detecting a road located ahead of an automotive vehicle and on which the automotive vehicle is traveling and a boundary section of the road; obstacle detecting means for detecting an obstacle existing on the road ahead of the automotive vehicle; automotive vehicle information detecting means for detecting an attitude angle formed by a traveling direction of the automotive vehicle with respect to a direction of the road, a position of the automotive vehicle on the road, and a speed of the automotive vehicle; and avoidance maneuver calculating means for calculating an optimum maneuver amount for avoiding the obstacle on the road, based on information from the detecting means, wherein the avoidance maneuver calculating means comprises; attitude angle target value setting unit for setting, as a target attitude angle, a target of an attitude angle at a time after the automotive vehicle avoids and passes the obstacle, wherein the target attitude angle is set according to a location on the road where the automotive vehicle is predicted to reach after the automotive vehicle avoids and passes the obstacle, evaluation function setting unit for setting up an evaluation function that evaluates a plurality of predicted traveling loci of the automotive vehicle corresponding to a plurality of possible maneuver amounts, the evaluation function evaluating a vehicle condition in the plurality of predicted traveling loci, wherein the evaluation of the vehicle condition is based at least on a state of attitude of the automotive vehicle calculated using (i) the target attitude angle, and (ii) a plurality of predicted attitude angles that are the attitude angles that the automotive vehicle on the plurality of predicted traveling loci is predicted to have at the time after the automotive vehicle avoids and passes the obstacle, and optimum maneuver amount calculating means for calculating the optimum maneuver amount for avoiding the obstacle based on a minimum value obtained from the evaluation function.
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