Vehicle assistance control apparatus
First Claim
1. A vehicle assistance control apparatus, comprising:
- obstacle detection means for detecting a prescribed obstacle in a periphery of a host vehicle;
host vehicle speed detection means for detecting a speed of the host vehicle;
accelerator operation detection means for detecting presence or absence of an accelerator operation;
drive power restriction means for restricting, when the prescribed obstacle is detected by the obstacle detection means, a drive power that is to be generated in the host vehicle by an accelerator operation performed by a driver, compared to when the prescribed obstacle is not detected; and
cancellation means for enabling cancellation of restriction of the drive power by the drive power restriction means by a cancelling operation performed by the driver, when the speed detected by the host vehicle speed detection means is equal to or lower than a prescribed value and when a state where the accelerator operation detection means detects that the accelerator operation is not being performed has continued for a prescribed period of time or longer.
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Abstract
A vehicle assistance control apparatus includes: an obstacle detection unit that detects a prescribed obstacle in the periphery of a vehicle; a vehicle speed detection unit that detects a speed of the vehicle; an accelerator operation detection unit that detects presence of an accelerator operation; a drive power restriction unit that detects, when the prescribed obstacle is detected, a drive power that is to be generated in the vehicle by an accelerator operation performed by a driver, compared to when the prescribed obstacle is not detected; and a cancellation unit that enables cancellation of the restriction of the drive power by the drive power restriction unit, when the speed is equal to or lower than a prescribed value and when a state where the accelerator operation detection unit detects that the accelerator operation is not being performed has continued for a prescribed period of time or longer.
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19 Claims
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1. A vehicle assistance control apparatus, comprising:
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obstacle detection means for detecting a prescribed obstacle in a periphery of a host vehicle; host vehicle speed detection means for detecting a speed of the host vehicle; accelerator operation detection means for detecting presence or absence of an accelerator operation; drive power restriction means for restricting, when the prescribed obstacle is detected by the obstacle detection means, a drive power that is to be generated in the host vehicle by an accelerator operation performed by a driver, compared to when the prescribed obstacle is not detected; and cancellation means for enabling cancellation of restriction of the drive power by the drive power restriction means by a cancelling operation performed by the driver, when the speed detected by the host vehicle speed detection means is equal to or lower than a prescribed value and when a state where the accelerator operation detection means detects that the accelerator operation is not being performed has continued for a prescribed period of time or longer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A vehicle assistance control apparatus, comprising:
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obstacle detection means for detecting a prescribed obstacle in a periphery of a host vehicle; accelerator operation detection means for detecting presence or absence of an accelerator operation; host vehicle speed detection means for detecting a speed of the host vehicle; drive power restriction means for restricting, when the prescribed obstacle is detected by the obstacle detection means, a drive power that is to be generated in the host vehicle by an accelerator operation performed by a driver, compared to when the prescribed obstacle is not detected; stuck state determination means for determining that the host vehicle is stuck, from when the accelerator operation detection means detects that the accelerator operation is being performed and the speed detected by the host vehicle speed detection means starts to be equal to or lower than a prescribed value, until the speed becomes greater than the prescribed value; and cancellation means for enabling cancellation of the restriction of the drive power by the drive power restriction means by a cancelling operation performed by the driver, when a state where the stuck state determination means determines that the host vehicle is stuck has continued for a prescribed period of time or longer.
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8. A vehicle assistance control apparatus, comprising:
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an obstacle detection sensor that detects a prescribed obstacle in a periphery of a host vehicle; a host vehicle speed detection sensor that detects a speed of the host vehicle; an accelerator operation detection sensor that detects whether an accelerator operation is performed; and an electronic controller configured to; restrict, when the prescribed obstacle is detected by the obstacle detection sensor, a drive power that is to be generated in the host vehicle by an accelerator operation performed by a driver, compared to when the prescribed obstacle is not detected; and enable cancellation of the restriction of the drive power by a cancelling operation performed by the driver, when the speed detected by the host vehicle speed detection sensor is equal to or lower than a prescribed value and when a state where the accelerator operation detection sensor detects that the accelerator operation is not being performed has continued for a prescribed period of time or longer. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A vehicle assistance control apparatus, comprising:
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an obstacle detection sensor that detects a prescribed obstacle in a periphery of a host vehicle; an accelerator operation detection sensor that detects presence or absence of an accelerator operation; a host vehicle speed detection sensor that detects a speed of the host vehicle; and an electronic controller configured to; restrict, when the prescribed obstacle is detected by the obstacle detection sensor, a drive power that is to be generated in the host vehicle by an accelerator operation performed by a driver, compared to when the prescribed obstacle is not detected; determine that the host vehicle is stuck, from when the accelerator operation detection sensor detects that the accelerator operation is being performed and the speed detected by the host vehicle speed detection sensor starts to be equal to or lower than a prescribed value, until the speed becomes greater than the prescribed value; and cancel the restriction of the drive power by a cancelling operation performed by the driver, when a state where the host vehicle is determined to be stuck has continued for a prescribed period of time or longer. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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