Driving assistance apparatus
First Claim
1. A driving assistance apparatus that controls a vehicle travelling in a lane so that the vehicle runs along a set target course, the driving assistance apparatus comprising:
- means for detecting information regarding a parallel running vehicle travelling on a lane adjacent to the lane of the vehicle,calculation means for calculating a lateral speed of the parallel running vehicle and to determine a direction of the lateral speed of the parallel running vehicle based on the detected information, andcorrection means for correcting the set target course of the vehicle, so that the vehicle moves away from the parallel running vehicle, on the basis of the direction of the lateral speed of the parallel running vehicle being an approaching direction.
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Abstract
A driving assistance apparatus is a lane keeping apparatus that performs a vehicle driving assistance so that a vehicle runs along a set target course, and includes a vehicle control ECU; a camera; an image ECU; a steering torque sensor; and a steering torque applying unit. The vehicle control ECU includes a parallel running vehicle trajectory estimating unit which estimates the trajectory of the parallel running vehicle running on the adjacent lane and a target course correcting unit which corrects the target course of the own vehicle on the basis of the estimation trajectory of the parallel running vehicle. Since the target course of the own vehicle is corrected on the basis of the estimated trajectory of the parallel running vehicle, it is possible to sufficiently reduce the driver'"'"'s anxiety with respect to the parallel running vehicle.
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1. A driving assistance apparatus that controls a vehicle travelling in a lane so that the vehicle runs along a set target course, the driving assistance apparatus comprising:
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means for detecting information regarding a parallel running vehicle travelling on a lane adjacent to the lane of the vehicle, calculation means for calculating a lateral speed of the parallel running vehicle and to determine a direction of the lateral speed of the parallel running vehicle based on the detected information, and correction means for correcting the set target course of the vehicle, so that the vehicle moves away from the parallel running vehicle, on the basis of the direction of the lateral speed of the parallel running vehicle being an approaching direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A driving assistance apparatus that controls a vehicle traveling in a lane so that the vehicle runs along a target course, the driving assistance apparatus comprising:
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a radar to detect information regarding a parallel running vehicle travelling on a lane adjacent to the lane of the vehicle, a calculation unit to calculate a lateral speed of the parallel running vehicle and to determine a direction of the lateral speed of the parallel running vehicle based on the detected information, and a target course correction unit to correct the target course of the vehicle, so that the vehicle moves away from the parallel running vehicle, on the basis of the direction of the lateral speed of the parallel running vehicle being an approaching direction. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of controlling a vehicle traveling in a lane so that the vehicle runs along a target course, comprising:
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detecting information regarding a parallel running vehicle travelling on a lane adjacent to the lane of the vehicle, calculating a lateral speed of the parallel running vehicle, determining a direction of the lateral speed of the parallel running vehicle based on the detected information, correcting the target course of the vehicle, so that the vehicle moves away from the parallel running vehicle, of the parallel running vehicle on the basis of the direction of the lateral speed of the parallel running vehicle being an approaching direction.
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