DRIVE ASSIST DEVICE, AND DRIVE ASSIST METHOD
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1. A driving assistance apparatus that assists in driving a vehicle, comprising:
- a collision avoidance assisting section, which performs collision avoidance assistance for avoiding collision between a vehicle that is an assistance target and an object by prompting turning of the vehicle; and
an assistance arbitration section, which performs arbitration between the collision avoidance assistance and driving assistance different in type from the collision avoidance assistance, whereinthe driving assistance different in type from the collision avoidance assistance is driving assistance for prompting turning of the assistance target vehicle, andthe assistance arbitration section suppresses the driving assistance different in type from the collision avoidance assistance when the collision avoidance assistance and the driving assistance different in type from the collision avoidance assistance prompt turning in conflicting directions.
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Abstract
A driving assisting section includes a collision avoidance assisting section, which performs collision avoidance assistance for avoiding collision between a vehicle to be assisted and an object by prompting turning of the vehicle. The driving assisting section further includes a lane-keeping assisting section, which performs lane keeping assistance. An assist arbitrating section arbitrates between the collision avoidance assistance by the collision avoidance assisting section and the lane keeping assistance by the lane-keeping assisting section.
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1. A driving assistance apparatus that assists in driving a vehicle, comprising:
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a collision avoidance assisting section, which performs collision avoidance assistance for avoiding collision between a vehicle that is an assistance target and an object by prompting turning of the vehicle; and an assistance arbitration section, which performs arbitration between the collision avoidance assistance and driving assistance different in type from the collision avoidance assistance, wherein the driving assistance different in type from the collision avoidance assistance is driving assistance for prompting turning of the assistance target vehicle, and the assistance arbitration section suppresses the driving assistance different in type from the collision avoidance assistance when the collision avoidance assistance and the driving assistance different in type from the collision avoidance assistance prompt turning in conflicting directions. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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2. (canceled)
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12. A driving assistance method for assisting in driving a vehicle, comprising:
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performing collision avoidance assistance for avoiding collision between a vehicle that is an assistance target and an object; and performing arbitration between the collision avoidance assistance and driving assistance different in type from the collision avoidance assistance, as the driving assistance different in type from the collision avoidance assistance, driving assistance for prompting turning of the assistance target vehicle is performed, and in performing arbitration between the collision avoidance assistance and driving assistance different, when the collision avoidance assistance and the driving assistance different in type from the collision avoidance assistance prompt turning of the vehicle in conflicting directions, the driving assistance different in type from the collision avoidance assistance is suppressed.
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13. (canceled)
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