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US 10,654,463 · App. 16/011,704 · Granted May 19, 2020

Driving support apparatus

Inventor: Masahiko Adachi (Susono, JP)
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
B60W10/18B60W30/0956B60W2520/105B60W2550/22G08G1/166
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Patent No.
US 10,654,463
App. No.
16/011,704
Granted
May 19, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A driving support apparatus ( 12 ) has: a setting device ( 122 ) for setting a first target position ( 31 ) on the basis of a first sign object ( 21 ), if the first sign object requesting a vehicle ( 1 ) to stop is detected; and a supporting device ( 123 ) for performing a first deceleration control for decelerating the vehicle to a first target speed before the vehicle reaches the first target position, if a second sign object ( 22 ) representing a stop position is detected during a period when the first decelerating control is performed, the setting device sets a second target position ( 32 ) on the basis of the second sign object and the supporting device performs a second decelerating control for decelerating the vehicle to a second target speed before the vehicle reaches the second target position.

Claims (12)

1. A driving support apparatus comprising a controller:

the controller being programmed to:

set a first target position on the basis of a detected first sign object, if the first sign object is detected ahead of a vehicle, the first sign obj ect requesting the vehicle to stop or decelerate; and

perform a first deceleration control for decelerating the vehicle to a first target speed before the vehicle reaches the first target position,

wherein

on the basis of a detected second sign object, which is placed to be associated with the first sign object and that represents a position at which the vehicle should complete stopping or decelerating, being detected ahead of the vehicle during a period when the first decelerating control is performed, (i) the controller is programmed to set a second target position on the basis of the detected second sign object and (ii) the controller is programmed to perform a second decelerating control for decelerating the vehicle to a second target speed before the vehicle reaches the second target position, instead of the first decelerating control.

2. The driving support apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

a deceleration rate of the vehicle by the first decelerating control is smaller than a deceleration rate of the vehicle by the second decelerating control.

3. The driving support apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the controller is programmed to set the first target position at a position that is farther than the detected first sign object from the vehicle.

4. The driving support apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the controller is programmed to set the first target position at an area portion that is one portion of a specific area and that is the farthest portion from the vehicle, the specific area is set in advance on the basis of the detected first sign object as an area in which the second sign object is possibly placed to be associated with the detected first sign object.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 19, 2018
From: ADACHI, MASAHIKO
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 046126/0828 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2017-144189 · Jul 26, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190031174A1 · Jan 31, 2019
Cited By (1)
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