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Vehicle control device

  • US 9,409,575 B2
  • Filed: 11/20/2013
  • Issued: 08/09/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/26/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A vehicle control device comprising:

  • an object detection device configured to detect an object in front of an own vehicle;

    a processor configured to recognize the object detected by the object detection device as an object requiring the vehicle to be controlled, and perform travel control in accordance with the object requiring the vehicle to be controlled; and

    a travel control switch which a driver of the own vehicle manually operates with intention to start or stop the travel control,whereinthe processor is configured, when starting the travel control from when the own vehicle is in a stopped state with the travel control switch in an ON state, to recognize the object requiring the vehicle to be controlled when a determination has been made that the own vehicle has moved from the stopped state to a travel state, andthe travel state is at least one of a state in which the own vehicle has moved a predetermined distance from the stopped state and a state in which a predetermined time has elapsed since the own vehicle started traveling.

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