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Control device and control method for vehicle

  • US 8,924,122 B2
  • Filed: 08/05/2011
  • Issued: 12/30/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/11/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A control device for a vehicle, the method comprising:

  • acquiring inter-vehicle communication information of a preceding vehicle that runs ahead of the vehicle;

    executing follow-up running control that causes the vehicle to follow the preceding vehicle based on the inter-vehicle communication information; and

    during the follow-up running control, determining a value of a parameter used in the follow-up running control based on either(1) a duration of a communication breakdown determination time, which is a variable period of time in which it is determined whether communication with the preceding vehicle is lost, and which is used to determine whether there has been a breakdown of an inter-vehicle communication between the vehicle and the preceding vehicle, or(2) a target value of a rate of occurrence of the breakdown of the inter-vehicle communication, which is a rate at which it is determined that communication with the preceding vehicle is lost within a predetermined period of time, the target value being a variable value.

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