IP Library Granted Patent US 8,655,546
Granted Patent B2
US 8,655,546 · App. 13/137,924 · Granted Feb 18, 2014

Vehicle driving support apparatus

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Patent No.
US 8,655,546
App. No.
13/137,924
Granted
Feb 18, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle driving support apparatus in which a cruise control unit starts to blink a hazard light when it is determined that a subject vehicle is stopped by collision prevention control through an automatic braking intervention. The blinking is continued until a predetermined operation input is performed by a driver so as to call the attention of a driver of a following vehicle or the like even if the driver is upset due to a sudden stop of the subject vehicle.

Claims (16)

1. A vehicle driving support apparatus comprising:

a braking control unit to perform braking control through an automatic braking intervention when detecting that there is a collision possibility of a subject vehicle and a target object that is recognized in front of the subject vehicle;

a hazard light control unit to blink a hazard light until a predetermined operation input is performed by a driver when it is determined that the subject vehicle is stopped by the braking control through the automatic braking intervention; and

an engine stop unit to stop an engine when it is determined that the subject vehicle is stopped by the braking control through the automatic braking intervention.

2. A vehicle driving support apparatus comprising:

a collision determining unit to determine a collision possibility of a subject vehicle and a target object that is recognized in front of the subject vehicle;

a braking control unit to perform braking control through an automatic braking intervention when the collision determining unit determines that there is a collision possibility of the subject vehicle and the target object;

a vehicle stop maintaining unit to maintain the subject vehicle in a stop state when a stop occurs caused by the automatic braking intervention;

a hazard light control unit to blink a hazard light until a predetermined operation input is performed by a driver when it is determined that the subject vehicle is stopped by the braking control through the automatic braking intervention; and

an engine stop unit to stop an engine when it is determined that the subject vehicle is stopped by the braking control through the automatic braking intervention.

3. The vehicle driving support apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein, when the engine is restarted the hazard light control unit cancels the blinking of the hazard lamp.

4. The vehicle driving support apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein, when the engine is restarted by the driver, the hazard light control unit cancels the blinking of the hazard lamp.

5. The vehicle driving support apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein, when a direction indicator switch is operated the hazard light control unit cancels the blinking of the hazard lamp.

6. The vehicle driving support apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein, when a direction indicator switch is operated by the driver, the hazard light control unit cancels the blinking of the hazard lamp.

7. The vehicle driving support apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein, when a hazard light switch is operated the hazard light control unit cancels the blinking of the hazard lamp.

8. The vehicle driving support apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein, when a hazard light switch is operated by the driver, the hazard light control unit cancels the blinking of the hazard lamp.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 12, 2017
From: FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: SUBARU CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 042624/0886 →
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Oct 15, 2014
From: FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 033989/0220 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 21, 2011
From: NATORI, KIYOSHI; KATO, HIROKI
To: FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 027090/0409 →