Automatic braking apparatus generating braking force in accordance with driving condition of driver
First Claim
1. An automatic braking apparatus, comprising:
- an awareness level detection portion for detecting an awareness level of a driver;
a braking portion for providing a braking force for each wheel of a vehicle; and
a control portion for executing an awakening braking mode in which a repeated increase and decrease of the braking force is performed under a certain provision condition by controlling the braking portion when the detected awareness level is determined to be low.
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Abstract
A brake control ECU of an automatic braking apparatus calculates an awareness level in accordance with: whether or not there are a braking pedal or accelerator pedal operations; whether or not there are shift and steering wheel operations; and whether a level of a driver'"'"'s eye movement lowers. When the brake control ECU determines that the awareness level has decreased, it controls the hydraulic braking apparatus so as to increase a provision braking force applied for a certain period and with a certain cycle to each wheel 4FR, 4FL, 4RR, 4RL. Accordingly, vibration caused by increase and decrease of the braking force is generated in a body of a vehicle that is running. This vibration arouses the driver whose level of consciousness has decreased.
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1. An automatic braking apparatus, comprising:
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an awareness level detection portion for detecting an awareness level of a driver;
a braking portion for providing a braking force for each wheel of a vehicle; and
a control portion for executing an awakening braking mode in which a repeated increase and decrease of the braking force is performed under a certain provision condition by controlling the braking portion when the detected awareness level is determined to be low. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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