Driving control device
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1. A driving control device comprising:
- a first side object detecting unit configured to detect a side object present to a side of a vehicle and towards a rear of the vehicle;
a control unit configured to activate a sideways movement suppressing control for suppressing sideways movement of the vehicle towards the side object, when the first side object detecting unit detects the side object, the sideways movement accompanying a change in a lateral position of the vehicle relative to a lane;
an entry start determination unit configured to determine whether the vehicle has started entering an adjacent lane based on the lateral position of the vehicle; and
an activation suppressing unit configured to suppress activation of the sideways movement suppressing control by the control unit, when the entry start determination unit determines that the vehicle has started entering the adjacent lane, and the first side object detecting unit detects the side object in the adjacent lane targeted under a condition where the vehicle has started entering the adjacent lane,wherein the vehicle has started entering the adjacent lane when a computed future lateral position of the vehicle exceeds a criterion threshold value for the lateral position.
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Abstract
A driving control device according to the present invention activates a control for suppressing sideways movement of a vehicle towards a side object, when the side object present to the side of the vehicle as well as towards the rear of the vehicle is detected. Also, the activation of the control is suppressed when, in the absence of detection of the side object, the vehicle starts entering an adjacent lane in order to change lanes.
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23 Claims
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1. A driving control device comprising:
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a first side object detecting unit configured to detect a side object present to a side of a vehicle and towards a rear of the vehicle; a control unit configured to activate a sideways movement suppressing control for suppressing sideways movement of the vehicle towards the side object, when the first side object detecting unit detects the side object, the sideways movement accompanying a change in a lateral position of the vehicle relative to a lane; an entry start determination unit configured to determine whether the vehicle has started entering an adjacent lane based on the lateral position of the vehicle; and an activation suppressing unit configured to suppress activation of the sideways movement suppressing control by the control unit, when the entry start determination unit determines that the vehicle has started entering the adjacent lane, and the first side object detecting unit detects the side object in the adjacent lane targeted under a condition where the vehicle has started entering the adjacent lane, wherein the vehicle has started entering the adjacent lane when a computed future lateral position of the vehicle exceeds a criterion threshold value for the lateral position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A driving control device comprising:
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a first side object detecting unit configured to detect a side object present to a side of a vehicle and towards a rear of the vehicle; a control unit configured to activate a sideways movement suppressing control for suppressing sideways movement of the vehicle towards the side object, when the first side object detecting unit detects the side object, the sideways movement accompanying a change in a lateral position of the vehicle relative to a lane; an entry start determination unit configured to determine whether the vehicle has started entering an adjacent lane based on the lateral position of the vehicle; an activation suppressing unit configured to suppress activation of the sideways movement suppressing control by the control unit, when the entry start determination unit determines that the vehicle has started entering the adjacent lane, and the first side object detecting unit detects the side object in the adjacent lane targeted under a condition where the vehicle has started entering the adjacent lane; and a degree-of-difficulty estimating unit configured to estimate the degree of difficulty of passing the vehicle for the side object, wherein the entry start determination unit sets a criterion of judgment to facilitate determination that the vehicle has started entering the adjacent lane, as the degree of difficulty estimated by the degree-of-difficulty estimating unit is higher. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A driving control device comprising:
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first side object detecting means for detecting a side object present to a side of a vehicle and towards a rear of the vehicle; control means for activating a sideways movement suppressing control for suppressing sideways movement of the vehicle towards the side object, when the first side object detecting means detects the side object, the sideways movement accompanying a change in a lateral position of the vehicle relative to a road lane; entry start determination means for determining whether the vehicle has started entering an adjacent lane based on the lateral position of the vehicle; and activation suppressing means for suppressing activation of the sideways movement suppressing control by the control means, when the entry start determination means determines that the vehicle has started entering the adjacent lane, and the first side object detecting means detects the side object in the adjacent lane targeted under a condition where the vehicle has started entering the adjacent lane, wherein the vehicle has started entering the adjacent lane when a computed future lateral position of the vehicle exceeds a criterion threshold value for the lateral position.
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