Abstract: The present invention provides a vehicle control device configured to obtain a distribution between first-order follow-up control and second-order follow-up control based on information on a road curvature of a road on which a preceding vehicle traveling forward of a vehicle has traveled and information on a relative position between the vehicle and the preceding vehicle, the first-order follow-up control causing the vehicle to follow the preceding vehicle through use of a first-order trajectory, the second-order follow-up control causing the vehicle to follow the preceding vehicle through use of a second-order trajectory, and to output an instruction relating to steering of the vehicle for achieving the obtained first-order follow-up control and second-order follow-up control to a steering actuator unit relating to the steering of the vehicle.

Abstract: The present invention provides a vehicle control apparatus, a vehicle control method, and a vehicle control system capable of improving reliability of road recognition.

Abstract: A vehicle control device, a vehicle control method, and a vehicle control system according to the present invention obtains, when a vehicle traveling under a lane keeping control is to change lanes, based on a stored physical quantity related to a lateral position of the vehicle relative to a lane marker and a stored physical quantity related to a yaw angle of the vehicle relative to the lane marker, a physical quantity related to a target trajectory to allow the vehicle to cross a boundary toward a destination lane of the lane change to travel while keeping a predetermined position in a width direction of the destination lane of the lane change, and outputs, based on the physical quantity related to the target trajectory, a control command related to a steering to allow the vehicle to change lanes.

Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus calculates an approximation equation of an N-th degree function as a movement trajectory of a preceding vehicle from at least two pieces of relative position information. The vehicle control apparatus also calculates a coefficient of a predetermined degree in each approximation equation, and in the calculation of the coefficient of the predetermined degree and uses an approximation equation calculated from the at least two pieces of relative position information acquired when setting a retrospective range to the same range or a narrower range compared to when calculating a coefficient of a relatively low degree when calculating a coefficient of a relatively high degree. The vehicle control apparatus also uses an approximation equation when setting the retrospective range to a narrower range compared to when calculating a coefficient of a lowest degree at least when calculating a coefficient of a highest degree.

Abstract: A vehicle control device, a vehicle control method, a vehicle motion control system, and a lane estimation device according to the present invention obtain first information on lane markings defining a lane in which a vehicle travels based on external information obtained from an external recognition unit, obtain second information on a curvature of the lane based on information on a road shape obtained from a road shape information acquisition unit, obtain third information on a behavior of the vehicle based on a physical quantity that is related to a motion state of the vehicle and obtained from a vehicle motion state detection unit, and estimate lane information including information on curvatures of the lane markings and information on relative positions of the vehicle with respect to the lane markings based on the first information, the second information, and the third information.

Abstract: The vehicle control device includes a control unit that performs a calculation, based on input information, for changing at least one of a target vehicle speed of the vehicle and a target inter-vehicle interval between the vehicle and the preceding vehicle traveling in front of the vehicle. The control unit changes at least one of the target vehicle speed and the target inter-vehicle interval depending on input information relating to following of the preceding vehicle and input information relating to a way of operating an adjusting unit by the passenger of the vehicle, and outputs a control command for controlling a braking/driving device that breaks or drives the vehicle so as to achieve the changed target vehicle speed or the changed target inter-vehicle interval.

Abstract: The vehicle control device, independently of acceleration and deceleration operation by a vehicle driver, adjusts a vehicle speed to a predetermined target vehicle speed or adjusts an inter-vehicle interval between the vehicle and a preceding vehicle which travels ahead of the vehicle, to a predetermined target inter-vehicle interval. The vehicle control device obtains information concerning the inter-vehicle interval between the vehicle and the preceding vehicle and information concerning acceleration and deceleration operations by the driver, to update settings of the target vehicle speed and the target inter-vehicle interval according to the obtained information concerning the inter-vehicle interval and the acceleration and deceleration operation.

Abstract: Provided is a vehicle coupling assistance device which is configured to select, in accordance with a physical quantity relating to an angle of a second coupling part of a trailer with respect to a first coupling part of a vehicle, as a steering angle control mode, any one of a first steering angle control mode in which a steering angle of front wheels of the vehicle and a steering angle of rear wheels of the vehicle are controlled to achieve the same steering angle and a second steering angle control mode f in which the steering angle of the front wheels and the steering angle of the rear wheels are controlled to achieve different steering angles, and to output steering angle control commands for executing control in the selected steering angle control mode to a front-wheel steering device and a rear-wheel steering device of the vehicle.

Abstract: A vehicle hitching assist apparatus according to the present invention includes a first mode configured to, when an image pattern of a second hitch portion provided on a trailer is acquired, detect a position of the second hitch portion based on a comparison between the image pattern and an image acquired by an external world perception sensor mounted on a rear portion of a vehicle and output a steering instruction for assisting in hitching between the trailer and the vehicle based on the detected position of the second hitch portion to a steering controller of the vehicle, and a second mode configured to, when the image pattern is not acquired, issue a notification for prompting a driver of the vehicle to manually hitch the trailer and the vehicle

Abstract: The roadside object detection device, roadside object detection method, and roadside object detection system according to the present invention make it possible to accurately detect roadside objects by: determining a first feature value regarding positional relationship between a host vehicle and a roadside object candidate and a second feature value regarding a height of the roadside object candidate, based on external environment information acquired by an external environment recognition unit; determining a height-related threshold for identifying the roadside object candidate as a roadside object, based on the first feature value; and identifying the roadside object candidate as a roadside object when the second feature value exceeds the threshold.

Abstract: The present invention provides a vehicle control device configured to obtain a distribution between first-order follow-up control and second-order follow-up control based on information on a road curvature of a road on which a preceding vehicle traveling forward of a vehicle has traveled and information on a relative position between the vehicle and the preceding vehicle, the first-order follow-up control causing the vehicle to follow the preceding vehicle through use of a first-order trajectory, the second-order follow-up control causing the vehicle to follow the preceding vehicle through use of a second-order trajectory, and to output an instruction relating to steering of the vehicle for achieving the obtained first-order follow-up control and second-order follow-up control to a steering actuator unit relating to the steering of the vehicle.

Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus controls operations of a steering apparatus and a braking/driving apparatus to assist driving of a vehicle by an occupant on the vehicle including the steering apparatus configured to steer the vehicle and the braking/driving apparatus configured to brake/drive the vehicle. The vehicle control apparatus receives a single assistance request signal for requesting the assistance in the driving from the occupant, and transitions to an operation mode of assisting the driving.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to improving compatibility between accuracy and responsiveness for estimation of a movement trajectory of a preceding vehicle. A vehicle control apparatus calculates an approximation equation of an N-th degree function as a movement trajectory of a preceding vehicle from at least two pieces of relative position information in each of a plurality of retrospective ranges set as ranges to which the vehicle control apparatus should date back from newest relative position information in a history of a stored plurality of pieces of relative position information, and calculates a coefficient of a predetermined degree in each approximation equation.

Abstract: The roadside object detection device, roadside object detection method, and roadside object detection system according to the present invention make it possible to accurately detect roadside objects by: determining a first feature value regarding positional relationship between a host vehicle and a roadside object candidate and a second feature value regarding a height of the roadside object candidate, based on external environment information acquired by an external environment recognition unit; determining a height-related threshold for identifying the roadside object candidate as a roadside object, based on the first feature value; and identifying the roadside object candidate as a roadside object when the second feature value exceeds the threshold.

Abstract: The present invention provides a vehicle control apparatus, a vehicle control method, and a vehicle control system capable of improving reliability of road recognition.

Abstract: Provided is an autonomous driving control apparatus and an autonomous driving control method capable of prompting a driver to switch a driving mode to a manual driving mode when a vehicle enters an area in which autonomous driving is difficult.

Abstract: A vehicle environment recognizing apparatus comprises an image capturing device, a road shape calculating section and a straight road determining section. The image capturing device is configured to capture an image of a road on which a vehicle is traveling. The road shape calculating section is configured to calculate approximation lines that approximate a shape of the road in at two least regions that are located at different distances in front of the vehicle based on image data captured by the image capturing device. The straight road determining section is configured to determine whether the road on which the vehicle is traveling is straight based on a degree to which the approximation lines of the regions calculated by the road shape calculating section match one another.

Abstract: An imaging angle of an imaging unit disposed in a vehicle is estimated with a less computational load. An in-vehicle image recognizing device disposed in a vehicle recognizes a lane shape of a traveling lane in which the vehicle travels based on an image captured by a camera capturing an image of a traveling road around the vehicle. An imaging angle of the camera is calculated based on the recognized lane shape. It is determined whether or not there is a bias in the recognized lane shape, and the imaging angle of the camera is corrected using the imaging angle when it is determined that there is no bias.

Abstract: The in-lane running support system includes a steering input device and a steering input detector. The in-lane running support system further comprises a reaction force device that changes a condition of the steering input device between a normal operation mode that provides a normal reaction force to the driver, and a hapthic operation mode that performs a notification operation to the driver, a turning output device that is in a state mechanically disconnected from the steering input device and that turns steerable wheels, and a turning output controller. A running state detecting device acquires information of a running state of the vehicle with respect to a lane.

Abstract: A vehicle environment recognizing apparatus comprises an image capturing device, a road shape calculating section and a straight road determining section. The image capturing device is configured to capture an image of a road on which a vehicle is traveling. The road shape calculating section is configured to calculate approximation lines that approximate a shape of the road in at two least regions that are located at different distances in front of the vehicle based on image data captured by the image capturing device. The straight road determining section is configured to determine whether the road on which the vehicle is traveling is straight based on a degree to which the approximation lines of the regions calculated by the road shape calculating section match one another.