DRIVING SUPPORT APPARATUS AND DRIVING SUPPORT METHOD
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Abstract
A driving support detects for a lane dividing line on a road surface which is travelled upon, by using an image which is taken by a camera and which represents the road surface which is traveled upon and is in front of a vehicle, sets a virtual lane dividing line in a section in which no lane dividing line is drawn, performs a driving support by controlling the vehicle based on the lane dividing line and the virtual lane dividing line, and issues a warning when the vehicle deviates from the virtual lane dividing line. Further, the driving support detects a state of the vehicle, calculates information indicating the state as vehicle information, cancels the driving support when the vehicle information satisfies a predetermined cancel condition, and inhibits the warning when the driving support is canceled.
67 Citations
13 Claims
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1-8. -8. (canceled)
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9. A driving support apparatus that performs a driving support for causing a vehicle to travel in a lane, the driving support apparatus comprising:
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an image taking section for taking an image of a road surface which is travelled upon and is in front of the vehicle; an image processing section for detecting for a lane dividing line on the road surface which is travelled upon, by using the image taken by the image taking section, and setting a virtual lane dividing line in a section in which no lane dividing line is detected; a support section for performing the driving support by controlling the vehicle so as to prevent the vehicle from deviating from the lane dividing line or the virtual lane dividing line; and a warning section for issuing a warning when the vehicle is likely to deviate from the lane dividing line or the virtual lane dividing line;
whereinin a case where the vehicle satisfies a predetermined condition, the warning section is actuated when the vehicle is likely to deviate from the lane dividing line, and the warning section stops operating when the vehicle is likely to deviate from the virtual lane dividing line. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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Specification