Driving support apparatus and driving support method
First Claim
1. A driving assistance apparatus that assists in driving a vehicle, comprising:
- a first assisting section that performs acceleration/deceleration assistance for the vehicle;
a second assisting section, wherein, when it is determined that a relationship between the vehicle and a moving object that has a movement path intersecting with a course of the vehicle meets an assistance condition for activating collision avoidance assistance, the second assisting section performs the collision avoidance assistance for the vehicle to avoid a collision with the moving object;
a predicting section that predicts that the relationship between the vehicle and the moving object will meet the assistance condition for activating the collision avoidance assistance through execution of the acceleration/deceleration assistance for the vehicle by the first assisting section; and
an adjusting section that adjusts a degree of the acceleration/deceleration assistance by the first assisting section based on the prediction that the relationship between the vehicle and the moving object will meet the assistance condition, whereinthe assistance by the first assisting section is acceleration assistance, andthe adjusting section makes an adjustment to restrict the acceleration assistance by the first assisting section when the predicting section predicts that the relationship between the vehicle and the moving object will meet the assistance condition for activating the collision avoidance assistance, so that frequent changes in the assistance contents because of the acceleration assistance and collision avoidance assistance being both activated are prevented, and the possibility that the driving may fed a sense of discomfort is reduced,whereinthe assistance by the first assisting section is deceleration assistance; and
the adjusting section makes an adjustment to increase an amount of the deceleration assistance by the first assisting section when the predicting section predicts that the relationship between the vehicle and the moving object will meet the assistance condition for activating the collision avoidance assistance, so that even if collision avoidance assistance is activated as the result of assistance by the first assisting section, such collision avoidance assistance can be quickly canceled, and since the amount of deceleration assistance increased by the adjusting section reflects the assistance content of the first assisting section, the driver'"'"'s sense of discomfort is mitigated.
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Abstract
A driving support apparatus for ensuring consistency of content for multiple driving supports related to vehicle acceleration/deceleration. The driving support apparatus is provided with a follow-up running support unit for performing acceleration/deceleration support for a vehicle. A collision-avoidance support unit avoids a collision with a moving body when the relationship between the vehicle and a moving body having a movement path intersecting with the path of the vehicle is determined to meet support conditions for invoking collision-avoidance support. An estimation unit estimates that the relationship between the vehicle and the moving body meets the support conditions for invoking collision-avoidance support using the acceleration/deceleration support by the follow-up running support unit. An adjustment unit adjusts the degree of acceleration/deceleration support by the follow-up running support unit on the basis of the relationship between the vehicle and the moving body having been estimated to meet the support conditions.
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7 Claims
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1. A driving assistance apparatus that assists in driving a vehicle, comprising:
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a first assisting section that performs acceleration/deceleration assistance for the vehicle; a second assisting section, wherein, when it is determined that a relationship between the vehicle and a moving object that has a movement path intersecting with a course of the vehicle meets an assistance condition for activating collision avoidance assistance, the second assisting section performs the collision avoidance assistance for the vehicle to avoid a collision with the moving object; a predicting section that predicts that the relationship between the vehicle and the moving object will meet the assistance condition for activating the collision avoidance assistance through execution of the acceleration/deceleration assistance for the vehicle by the first assisting section; and an adjusting section that adjusts a degree of the acceleration/deceleration assistance by the first assisting section based on the prediction that the relationship between the vehicle and the moving object will meet the assistance condition, wherein the assistance by the first assisting section is acceleration assistance, and the adjusting section makes an adjustment to restrict the acceleration assistance by the first assisting section when the predicting section predicts that the relationship between the vehicle and the moving object will meet the assistance condition for activating the collision avoidance assistance, so that frequent changes in the assistance contents because of the acceleration assistance and collision avoidance assistance being both activated are prevented, and the possibility that the driving may fed a sense of discomfort is reduced, wherein the assistance by the first assisting section is deceleration assistance; and the adjusting section makes an adjustment to increase an amount of the deceleration assistance by the first assisting section when the predicting section predicts that the relationship between the vehicle and the moving object will meet the assistance condition for activating the collision avoidance assistance, so that even if collision avoidance assistance is activated as the result of assistance by the first assisting section, such collision avoidance assistance can be quickly canceled, and since the amount of deceleration assistance increased by the adjusting section reflects the assistance content of the first assisting section, the driver'"'"'s sense of discomfort is mitigated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A driving assistance method for assisting in driving a vehicle, comprising:
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performing acceleration/deceleration assistance for the vehicle by a first assisting section; when it is determined that a relationship between the vehicle and a moving object that has a movement path intersecting with a course of the vehicle meets an assistance condition for activating collision avoidance assistance, performing the collision avoidance assistance for the vehicle to avoid a collision with a moving object by a second assisting section; predicting, by using a prediction section, that the relationship between the vehicle and the moving object will meet the assistance condition for activating the collision avoidance assistance through execution of the acceleration/deceleration assistance for the vehicle; and adjusting, by using an adjusting section, a degree of the acceleration/deceleration assistance based on the prediction that the relationship between the vehicle and the moving object will meet the assistance condition, wherein the assistance by the first assisting section is acceleration assistance, restricting, by the adjusting section, the acceleration assistance by the first assisting section when the predicting section predicts that the relationship between the vehicle and the moving object will meet the assistance condition for activating the collision avoidance assistance, so that frequent changes in the assistance contents because of the acceleration assistance and collision avoidance assistance being both activated are prevented, and the possibility that the driving may feel a sense of discomfort is reduced, wherein the assistance by the first assisting section is deceleration assistance, increasing, by the adjusting section, an amount of the deceleration assistance by the first assisting section when the predicting section predicts that the relationship between the vehicle and the moving object will meet the assistance condition for activating the collision avoidance assistance, so that even if collision avoidance assistance is activated as the result of assistance by the first assisting section, such collision avoidance assistance can be quickly canceled, and since the amount of deceleration assistance increased by the adjusting section reflects the assistance content of the first assisting section the driver'"'"'s sense of discomfort is mitigated.
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