Patents Represented by Attorney Smith, Gabrell & Russell
  • Patent number: 7711466
    Abstract: A control unit 3 estimates a driving target point Pt based on obstacle information which is recognized by a stereoscopic camera 4 and an environment recognition unit 5, and estimates a position of an obstacle based on a current relative position between a vehicle and the obstacle and information of a traveling of the vehicle. Then, the control unit 3 sets the driving target point Pt to a position by adding a driving target point traveling distance ifx0 over which the vehicle 1 travels in a lateral direction based on a steering torque f0 and a preset safety spacing Sx. The control unit 3 controls the steering of the vehicle 1 so as to be directed toward the driving target point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Fuji Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Shinya Kudo
  • Patent number: D567094
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2008
    Assignee: EBSCO, Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert Bickert