Abstract: A driving support device includes a sensor for acquiring object information on an object outside a vehicle; and a processing device for suppressing driving support, which is based on the object information, if an operation frequency of a wiper is equal to or higher than a predetermined reference and for providing the driving support if the operation frequency of the wiper is lower than the predetermined reference and if a vehicle speed is higher than a predetermined vehicle speed.

Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus is mounted in a vehicle and includes: an object detecting unit that detects an object in a travelling direction of the vehicle; and a suppressing unit that suppresses driving force of the vehicle when the object detecting unit detects the object. The suppressing unit performs a first process to gradually increase the driving force when a command to move in the travelling direction is issued and the vehicle is stopped in a state in which the driving force of the vehicle is suppressed, and after the vehicle starts to move from the stopped state, performs a second process to gradually increase the driving force with an amount of increase per time in the driving force that is less than that in the first process.

Abstract: A warning output device includes a rear sensor unit and an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to, when a shift position is an R range, based on information from the sensor unit indicating that a first obstacle is detected, output a warning for informing an occupant of the presence of the first obstacle, in a first state, output first predetermined warning display and first predetermined warning sound; and in a second state, output second predetermined warning display and second predetermined warning sound. The ECU is configured to, in the second state, output the second predetermined warning sound for a predetermined time, then stop the output of the second predetermined warning sound, and output the second predetermined warning display for a longer time than the second predetermined warning sound.

Abstract: A driving assistance apparatus operates a collision avoidance apparatus that is mounted in a vehicle based on a distance to an object that is positioned ahead of the vehicle in a travelling direction. The driving assistance apparatus includes: a resistance determining unit that determines whether or not running resistance that suppresses rolling of wheels forward in the travelling direction of the vehicle is present; an operation determining unit that determines whether or not an accelerator operation by a driver of the vehicle is being performed; and a distance setting unit that sets an operation distance that is a distance at which the collision avoidance apparatus is operated. When the resistance determining unit determines that the running resistance is present and when the operation determining unit determines that the accelerator operation is being performed, the distance setting unit sets the operation distance to a value that is less than that when the running resistance is not present.

Abstract: A driving assistance device that detects an object around the own vehicle by using an ultrasonic sensor mounted on the own vehicle and performs driving assistance control of the own vehicle. The driving assistance device drives an oscillator of the ultrasonic sensor so that ultrasonic waves are transmitted from the oscillator. The driving assistance device acquires a duration and a frequency of reverberation occurring in association with driving of the oscillator. The driving assistance device determines, on a basis of the acquired duration and frequency of the reverberation, whether an oscillation characteristic of the reverberation has changed. The driving assistance device changes, on a basis of a result of determination of the oscillation characteristic of the reverberation, at least one execution mode of the driving assistance control and determination of abnormality in the driving assistance control.

Abstract: A vehicle control ECU is configured to determine the presence or absence of an object ahead of a vehicle in its traveling direction. The vehicle control ECU is configured to, if an object has been detected, raise a driving force command value in the vehicle in a stepwise manner such that the driving force command value does not exceed a request value determined based on an accelerator position designated by a driver until the speed of the vehicle reaches a predetermined speed, and lower the driving force command value after the speed of the vehicle reaches the predetermined speed. The vehicle control ECU is configured to calculate the slope of a road on which the vehicle runs. The vehicle control ECU is configured to change the increase rate per time for raising the driving force command value based on the slope.

Abstract: A vehicle brake control apparatus according to the invention stops an activation of a brake device when a person exists outside of a braking area. The apparatus determines whether or not the person exists outside of the braking area on the basis of a moving direction and a moving amount of at least one characteristic point included in a landscape image captured by a camera device when a person image included in the landscape image cannot be detected by a pattern matching technique.

Abstract: An obstacle warning apparatus in a vehicle specifies a position of an obstacle relative to the vehicle based on a detection result by an obstacle sensor. A warning determination section determines whether a warning about the obstacle needs to be executed, based on the specified position of the obstacle. The warning determination section determines that the warning about the obstacle does not need to be executed when an overlap determination section determines that a vehicle range overlaps with a range where the obstacle exists.

Abstract: An obstacle warning apparatus in a vehicle specifies a position of an obstacle relative to the vehicle based on a detection result by an obstacle sensor. A warning determination section determines whether a warning about the obstacle needs to be executed, based on the specified position of the obstacle. The warning determination section determines that the warning about the obstacle does not need to be executed when an overlap determination section determines that a vehicle range overlaps with a range where the obstacle exists.

Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus 10 is provided with an object detecting means detecting an object in a travel direction of a vehicle 30, a restraining means restraining a drive force of the vehicle when the object detecting means detects an object, and a jerk acquiring means acquiring a jerk in a travel direction on the basis of a behavior of the vehicle. When the accelerator of the vehicle is actuated while the vehicle is in a state in which the drive force of the vehicle is restrained, and the speed of the vehicle is lower than a predetermined value, the restraining means increases the drive force, and decreases a post-increase drive force on the basis of the jerk acquired by the jerk acquiring means.

Abstract: A frequency of an unnecessary operation of automatic braking due to a reflected wave from a guard rail is decreased. When a collision avoidance control unit determines that an obstacle detected by a radar sensor and an own vehicle are highly likely to collide with each other, the collision avoidance control unit reads a state signal output by a parking support control unit, and determines whether or not the state signal indicates a specific state, which is a state where parallel parking support is being carried out or a state where exit support is being carried out. When the state signal indicates the specific state, the collision avoidance control unit inhibits the automatic braking.

Abstract: A vehicle (100) includes a support control unit (111) that supports avoidance of a. collision with an object and a support suppressing unit (112) that suppresses the support of the support control unit (111) when a steering angle of the vehicle (100) is equal to or greater than a predetermined angle. The vehicle (100) further includes an intervention limiting unit (113) that determines whether the support suppression of the support suppressing unit (112) is necessary when the steering angle is equal to or greater than the predetermined angle on the basis of vehicle information acquired from the vehicle (100) or a running environment of the vehicle (100) and that limits intervention of the support suppression of the support suppressing unit (112) depending on the determination result.

Abstract: An in-vehicle object determining apparatus cooperates with an obstacle sensor unit, which detects an obstacle at a first time. An estimated detected state is calculated as a detected state of the obstacle estimated to be detected by the obstacle sensor unit at a second time after a lapse of a predetermined time period from the first time, on condition that the obstacle is assumed to be under stationary state, based on (i) a vehicle-relative position of the obstacle detected at the first time, (ii) a sensor position of the obstacle sensor unit, and (iii) a vehicle position change during a period from the first time to the second time. It is determined that the obstacle is a moving object based on a discrepancy between the estimated detected state of the obstacle and a real detected state of the obstacle actually detected by the obstacle sensor unit at the second time.

Abstract: A vehicle brake control apparatus according to the invention stops an activation of a brake device when a person exists outside of a braking area. The apparatus determines whether or not the person exists outside of the braking area on the basis of a moving direction and a moving amount of at least one characteristic point included in a landscape image captured by a camera device when a person image included in the landscape image cannot be detected by a pattern matching technique.

Abstract: A lateral distance sensor diagnosis apparatus cooperating with a lateral distance sensor in a vehicle includes a travel enabled distance acquisition section and a diagnosis test section. The travel enabled distance acquisition section determines whether the vehicle is estimated to have contact with an object detected by the lateral distance sensor, based on a distance detected by the lateral distance sensor and a present steering angle. When determining that the vehicle is estimated to have contact with the detected object, the travel enabled distance acquisition section acquires a travel enabled distance based on a distance detected by the lateral distance sensor. The diagnosis test section determines that the lateral distance sensor fails to operate normally when a movement distance becomes greater than the travel enabled distance under state where the steering angle is an angle causing the vehicle to have contact with an object detected by the lateral distance sensor.

Abstract: A driving assistance apparatus to be mounted on a vehicle includes: an object detecting unit configured to detect an object outside the vehicle and acquire object information including a distance to the object; a vehicle speed detecting unit configured to detect a vehicle speed of the vehicle; and a processing unit configured to carry out driving assistance associated with an object on the basis of the object information when the object has been detected by the object detecting unit, and suppress the driving assistance when a predetermined condition that is changed on the basis of the vehicle speed detected by the vehicle speed detecting unit is satisfied.

Abstract: A frequency of an unnecessary operation of automatic braking due to a reflected wave from a guard rail is decreased. When a collision avoidance control unit determines that an obstacle detected by a radar sensor and an own vehicle are highly likely to collide with each other, the collision avoidance control unit reads a state signal output by a parking support control unit, and determines whether or not the state signal indicates a specific state, which is a state where parallel parking support is being carried out or a state where exit support is being carried out. When the state signal indicates the specific state, the collision avoidance control unit inhibits the automatic braking.

Abstract: A driving assistance apparatus includes: an obstacle detecting unit configured to detect an obstacle outside a host vehicle and acquire obstacle information including a distance to the obstacle; a collision avoidance control unit configured to execute driving force suppression control for intervening to suppress driving force on the basis of the obstacle information acquired by the obstacle detecting unit; and a driving force return control unit configured to execute driving force return control for returning the driving force suppressed by the driving force suppression control, have a plurality of return modes in which the driving force is returned by the driving force return control, and return the driving force in one return mode selected from among the plurality of return modes on the basis of a possibility that there is an obstacle around the host vehicle.

Abstract: A driving assistance apparatus includes an obstacle detecting unit configured to detect an obstacle and acquire obstacle information including a distance to the obstacle; and a control unit configured to intervene to control at least one of braking force and driving force on the basis of the distance to the obstacle, based on the obstacle information, and a running resistance that occurs in response to steering operated by a driver.

Abstract: An object detecting apparatus that detects an object using a distance measuring sensor and is mounted in a moving body includes a position calculator that calculates a position of the object relative to the moving body, a speed detector that detects a speed of the moving body, a displacement calculator that calculates an distance moved by the moving body, a relative speed calculator that calculates a relative speed between the moving body and the object, a first determiner that determines whether a position calculation in the position calculator is possible, a second determiner that determines whether the moved distance calculation by the displacement calculator is possible, and an estimator that estimate the position of the object based on a last known position of the object, a last known distance moved by the moving body, or a last known relative speed.