Abstract: Soft touch interior trim for vehicles having a substrate, a soft touch layer and a double layered synthetic skin having a low weight, and comprising a decorative front layer and a supporting back layer with a filler. The synthetic skin has a reduced weight, and a good behavior when the airbag placed under the interior trim is triggered, in order to ensure a reliable release of the airbag and at the same time fulfilling the high quality aesthetic requirements usually demanded for this kind of interior parts, even after years of use.

Abstract: An airbag device includes: a gas generator including: an inflator having one end portion to which a connected part is provided; and a cylindrical retainer configured to cover the inflator; and an airbag including a bag main body having an insertion opening. A part of an outer end part of the retainer inserted in the insertion opening is arranged outside the bag main body together with the connected part, and a remaining part of the retainer is arranged inside the bag main body. The outer end part of the retainer is formed with an extension part extending in a direction of being separated away from the gas blowout part. The bag main body has a clearance filling part configured to fill a part of a clearance between the inflator and the retainer, and the clearance filling part is sandwiched by the inflator and the extension part.

Abstract: an airbag for a vehicle is provided. In particular, a deployment position of an airbag cushion is changed to correspond to the occupant's seating position or the occupant's lying position in response to the vehicle collision. Accordingly, the occupant is more safely protected regardless of seating position.

Abstract: Disclosed herein may be a side airbag apparatus and a method of manufacturing the same. The side airbag apparatus may include: an outboard sheet part disposed on a side portion of a vehicle body; an inboard sheet part laminated to an interior side of the outboard sheet part and formed such that a first peripheral part located on an opposite side of a gas injecting part is longer than a second peripheral part located adjacent to the gas injecting part; a push chamber formed such that a folding length of the first peripheral part is longer than that of the second peripheral part; a folding seam part seaming a folded part of the first peripheral part; and a peripheral seam part seaming a peripheral part of the outboard sheet part, a peripheral part of the inboard sheet part, and the first peripheral part of the push chamber all together.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a seat having a seat bottom and defining a seat-forward direction. The vehicle includes an interior component. The vehicle includes an airbag supported by the interior component and inflatable to an inflated position having a main body elongated along a vehicle-longitudinal axis and an extension extending from the main body transverse to the vehicle-longitudinal axis in front of the seat bottom relative to the seat-forward direction.

Abstract: A gas generator includes a housing containing an accommodation space, a gas generating agent, an igniter, and a sealing tape. The housing includes a cylindrical circumferential wall portion including plural gas discharge openings and the plural gas discharge openings are closed by the sealing tape. The plural gas discharge openings include gas discharge openings set to be different from one another in opening pressure so as to be opened stepwise with increase in pressure in the accommodation space as a result of burning of the gas generating agent. A condition of T?1.8 [mm] and SA?60 [mm2] is satisfied where T represents a thickness of a portion of the housing and SA represents a total opening area of the plurality of gas discharge openings. At least one of the plural gas discharge openings is in a shape of an elongated hole.

Abstract: A protection device (1) has a sensor (3) to sense an impact of a road user outside a motor vehicle. A control device (4) is connected to the sensor (3) and evaluates signals sensed by the sensor (3). A rear actuator (6) is connected to the control device (4) and to a hinge arrangement (21) of a front hood (2) of the vehicle. The rear actuator (6) transfers a rear part of the front hood (2) into an impact position for damping an impact sensed by the sensor (3). A front actuator (7) is connected to the control device (4) and to a hood lock (20) in a front region of the front hood (2). The front actuator (7) transfers a front region of the front hood (2) into an impact position for damping the impact. The control device (4) activates the two actuators (6, 7) in a time-delayed manner.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to adjusting a shear pin to minimize an impact force felt by an object in a collision with a vehicle. For example, one or more second computing devices may receive, from one or more first computing devices, information indicating that an impact with an object is imminent. In response to the received information, the second computing devices may determine a first shear force for a first shear pin, wherein the first shear force is a desired amount of shear force necessary to break the first shear pin. The second computing devices may send a triggering signal to activate an actuator prior to an impact with the identified impact target. The actuator, in response to receiving the triggering signal, may adjust the first shear pin in a first pinhole, so the first shear pin will break at the first shear force.

Abstract: A belt tightener for tightening a safety belt in a vehicle includes an impulse screw drive unit to generate a greater torque than can be achieved by a mechanical coupling between a motor and the belt tightener.

Abstract: A seat belt retractor includes a core having an outer surface, a cover having an inner surface facing the outer surface. and a plurality of tubes between the cover and the core. The plurality of tubes is deformable relative to at least one of the core and the cover. Each tube has an outer periphery. The entire periphery of each tube is movable relative to the outer surface and the inner surface.

Abstract: A lock apparatus includes a bracket, an engagement module, and an actuation module. The engagement module is supported in the bracket and has an engagement member configured to move to a first position or a second position in a first axial direction along the first axial direction. The actuation module is connected to the bracket and includes a pushing member. The actuation module drives the pushing member to move to a first position or a second position in the second axial direction along the second axial direction. When the pushing member is at the first position in the second axial direction, the engagement member is at the first position in the first axial direction. When the pushing member is at the second position in the second axial direction, the engagement member is at the second position in the first axial direction.

Abstract: There is provided a method and a system for authorizing a user device to send a request to a vehicle in order to prevent a physical layer relay attack. The system comprises a vehicle comprising an acoustic transducer and an RF transceiver and a user device comprising an acoustic transducer and an RF transceiver. The method relates to a signaling scheme using a combination of acoustic and RF signals for preventing a successful physical layer relay attack.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to pattern detection unit and associated method. The unit comprises a shift register configured to over-sample a multi-bit input signal such that each bit of the input signal is represented by a plurality of samples in the shift register; and a correlator configured to compare a target pattern with two or more sample-sets, each sample-set comprising a corresponding sample from each of the plurality of samples of each bit, and classify each compared sample-set as one of: an exact match; an inexact match; or a non-match to the target pattern in order to determine whether or not the input signal matches the target pattern.

Abstract: An electronic unlocking system includes an electronic lock and an electronic key. The electronic key includes processing circuitry and transmission circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to obtain at least one piece of feature data when an unlock operation is triggered. The at least one piece of feature data includes data representing a user that triggers the unlock operation. The processing circuitry is configured to encrypt the obtained at least one piece of feature data to obtain encrypted data. The transmission circuitry is configured to send the encrypted data to the electronic lock to cause the electronic lock to execute the unlock operation.

Abstract: Whether a radio wave received by a portable terminal is a radio wave directly received from an in-vehicle apparatus is determined, based on (i) the characteristic related to the direction of the magnetic field or electric field in the radio wave received by the portable terminal, (ii) the information representing the position of the portable terminal, and (iii) the information representing the orientation of the portable terminal.

Abstract: A self-declaring electronic license plate (e-plate) system for a vehicle is disclosed. This self-declaring e-plate system includes: an input device; a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader coupled to the input device; and an RFID-enabled license plate. In some embodiments, the input device is configured to receive vehicle occupancy information and triggers the RFID reader to write the received vehicle occupancy information to the RFID-enabled license plate in response to receiving the vehicle occupancy information. The RFID reader is configured to write at least a portion of the received vehicle occupancy information to the RFID-enabled license plate. The RFID-enabled license plate is configured to provide at least a portion of the received vehicle occupancy information to an electronic toll collection (ETC) reader. In some embodiments, the received vehicle occupancy information includes a current number of occupants self-declared by a user, such as a driver or a passenger inside the vehicle.

Abstract: A smartwatch having at least one controller in communication with an user interface and a transceiver. The transceiver configured to communicate with a nomadic device. The at least one controller configured to, in response to a wireless signal having a unique user identifier received at the nomadic device, receive a control function from an application corresponding to the unique user identifier. The at least one controller may be further configured to configure the user interface based on the control function.

Abstract: Two different wireless protocols can be used for ranging between a mobile device and an access control system (e.g., a vehicle). The first wireless protocol (e.g., Bluetooth®) can be used to perform authentication of the vehicle and exchange ranging capabilities between a mobile device (e.g., a phone or watch) and the vehicle. The second wireless protocol (e.g., ultra-wideband, UWB) can use a pulse width that is less than a pulse width used by the first wireless protocol (e.g., 1 ns v. 1 ?s). The narrower pulse width can provide greater accuracy for distance (ranging) measurements.

Abstract: The invention relates to a tube holder for a wiper arm, comprising a bracket, a positively locking closure and a tube receptacle as well as a wiper receptacle, wherein the bracket can be folded onto the tube receptacle so that the wiper receptacle can be closed by the bracket, the bracket being fixed onto the wiper receptacle by means of the closure.

Abstract: End piece (8) configured for installation at a longitudinal extremity (7) of a windscreen wiper (1), the end piece (8) comprising an internal volume (13) and a peripheral wall (12) which delimits the internal volume (13), the end piece (8) comprising at least a first housing (14) configured to accommodate a heel (5a) of a wiper blade (5) and being in communication with a slot (19) which passes through the peripheral wall (12), the slot (19) being delimited by sides (18), the first housing (14) extending longitudinally from an inlet (21), through which the heel (5a) of the wiper blade (5) may be introduced into the first housing (14), and extending preferably as far as a bottom wall (12a) of the peripheral wall (12), the first housing (14) being delimited by a longitudinal wall (17) disposed in the internal volume (13), characterized in that a first distance D1 measured at the inlet (21) between one of the sides (18) delimiting the slot (19) and the longitudinal wall (17) is greater than a second distance D2 s

Abstract: A camera unit includes a camera, a supporting part, a nozzle, and a hose. The supporting part supports the camera on a front surface side thereof, has a back surface side fixed on a body for placement thereof, and has a through-hole that penetrates through the front and back surface sides. The nozzle has a proximal end part inserted into the through-hole from the front surface side and a distal end part that is arranged to be capable of discharging a fluid toward a lens of the camera. The hose passes through an opening of the through-hole on the back surface side and is connected to the proximal end part of the nozzle in the through-hole to supply the fluid to the nozzle. Furthermore, the supporting part has a pressing part that protrudes in a radial direction thereof in the through-hole and presses an outer circumference of the hose.

Abstract: A snow and ice removal device may include one or more, heating elements. A control unit may be configured to control the heating element to produce heat. A power source may be in electrical communication with the control unit and the heating element. Heat may be applied to the roof surface by the heating element to loosen and/or melt accumulated ice or snow from the roof surface of the vehicle.

Abstract: A vehicle wash system includes a vehicle treatment area and an overhead frame portion supporting a rotational brush that is translatable relative to a vehicle disposed within the vehicle treatment area. The brush may rotate in the same rotational direction during a first translation direction and a second translation direction of the brush along the vehicle. During one direction of translation, the brush rotates at a first rotational speed, and in the opposite direction of translation, the brush rotates at increased rotational speed. The system may include a pair of side brushes, with the brushes rotating in opposite rotational directions, but maintaining their rotational directions during both directions of translation.

Abstract: Methods for restoring at least one portion of a body of a valuable historic vehicle generally includes stripping the body portion to clean and roughen a metal surface thereof, wherein the boxy portion is formed of a metal and has a thickness of less than 4 tenths of a millimeter. Stripping includes solvent removal of a paint layer on the metal surface of the body portion followed by corundum blasting to roughen the metal surface. A metal layer is deposited onto the roughened surface by hurling metal particles against the body portion so that they remain embedded therein. Depositing the metal includes hurling metal particles including an anchoring agent to the cleaned and roughened metal surface followed by hurling metal particles including a metal that is similar in composition to the metal body portion. The anchoring agent can be an aluminum alloy.

Abstract: A vehicle leveling system includes a jack adapted to be mounted to a vehicle frame without modifying the vehicle frame. In a particular embodiment, the jack includes a first bracket adapted to urge against the bottom surface of the frame and a second bracket adapted to be mounted to a surface of the vehicle adjacent the frame. In a more particular embodiment, the first bracket includes a horizontal adjustment feature and the second bracket includes a vertical adjustment feature. In another particular embodiment, the jack is coupled to the vehicle frame via a bracket that is adapted to be mounted to manufacturer-provided apertures formed in the frame during the manufacture of the vehicle.

Abstract: A drive train arrangement for a tracked or two-wheel drive utility vehicle including a transmission and differential axle. The transmission has on a first side a rotatably driven input adapted to couple to the output of a motive power unit of the vehicle, and on a second side opposed to the first, an output shaft. The differential axle unit, which may be a steering differential, has an input coupled with the transmission unit output shaft and a pair of output shafts operationally coupled with the input via a plurality of planetary gear sets. The transmission unit output shaft extends outwardly of the unit also on the first side, and has a vehicle brake assembly mounted to the output shaft on the first side.

Abstract: An integrated system for engaging electric brakes of a towed vehicle when the towed vehicle separates from a towing vehicle, comprising a power source, a first junction pole configured to be connected with an electric ground, a second junction pole configured to be connected with the electric brakes of the towed vehicle, an electrical connector connecting the first junction pole with the power source, a breakaway switch, and a housing containing the power source, first and second junction poles, and the electrical connector. The electrical connector includes a first end fixedly connected with the first junction pole and the breakaway switch includes an electrical connector fixedly connected to the second junction pole. Another integrated system further housing the breakaway switch and comprising fixed connections between the first junction pole and the power source, the second junction pole and the breakaway switch, and the breakaway switch and the power source.

Abstract: Provided is an electric brake device of which braking control accuracy is improved as a result of hysteresis in a load sensor being appropriately compensated for. The electric brake device includes: a direct load estimator configured to estimate a brake pressing force, using an output of the load sensor; an indirect load estimator configured to estimate a brake pressing force without using the output of the load sensor; and a hysteresis interpolator. When switching is performed between pressure increase and pressure decrease which causes hysteresis in the load sensor, the hysteresis interpolator performs control by use of the load estimated by the indirect load estimator without using the load sensor, in a predetermined range after the switching has been performed.

Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus and a method for controlling the same are disclosed. The vehicle control apparatus includes an inputter, a determiner, and a controller. The inputter receives an automatic vehicle hold (AVH) switch operation signal from an AVH device, and receives a current vehicle movement value sensed by a sensing device and a current vehicle brake force value of a brake device that generates brake force in response to activation of the AVH device. The determiner determines whether the received AVH switch operation signal transitions from an ON state to an AVH entry state, determines whether vehicle movement occurs on the basis of the received current vehicle movement value during an AVH retention time in the AVH entry state, and determines that the current vehicle brake force value is in an abnormal state when vehicle movement occurs. The controller receives the current vehicle movement value and the current vehicle brake force value, and transmits a command for judgment to the determiner.

Abstract: A brake controller for controlling the brakes of a towed vehicle which is pulled by a towing vehicle comprises a sensor assembly which determines the position of the brake pedal of the towing vehicle, and if necessary, compensates for inertia which can affect the output of some sensors. The output of the sensor assembly is transmitted to a processor, which in turn transmits a signal (the strength of which is a function of the pedal position) to brakes of the towed vehicle to activate the brakes of the towed vehicle.

Abstract: Provided is an electric braking system configured to prevent antilock control from being unintentionally ended so that the braking behavior can be stabilized. An antilock control function unit includes an antilock control intervention determination unit configured to determine whether or not to execute antilock control. A braking force control device includes a switching function unit configured to switch between follow-up control by a normal control unit and the antilock control by the antilock control function unit on the basis of the determination by the antilock control intervention determination unit. The antilock control intervention determination unit ends execution of the antilock control when, for example, a braking force under the antilock control becomes equal to or higher than a required braking force while the antilock control is being executed.

Abstract: An actuation system, in particular for a vehicle brake, may include an actuating device, such as a brake pedal, at least one first pressure source, e.g., a piston-cylinder unit (master cylinder), which can be actuated in particular by means of the actuating device and a second pressure source, in particular a piston-cylinder unit, with an electro-mechanical drive. The pressure sources may each be connected to at least one brake circuit via a hydraulic line, in order to supply the brake circuit with pressurising medium and to pressurise the vehicle brake. There may further be a valve device for regulating the brake pressure. It is planned that during forward and return stroke at least one brake circuit can be fed controlled pressurising medium by way of the second pressure source.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system and a method for controlling kick-back in an electric booster type brake system capable of reducing a kick-back phenomenon in which a hitting force is transmitted to a brake pedal due to a difference between a high braking hydraulic pressure already generated in a power piston of a second master cylinder by driving a motor and a low braking hydraulic pressure generated in a first master cylinder when a driver steps on a brake pedal, in a fall back situation in which electric power is not smoothly supplied to the motor due to a low voltage of a battery.

Abstract: A reservoir tank includes a reservoir body defining a storage chamber for an operating fluid; and a float guide in the storage chamber. The float guide forms a float chamber on the inner side. The reservoir tank further includes a fluid level detection device that has a float moving up and down in the float chamber in accordance with fluctuations of a fluid level, and has a detector detecting when the float is below predetermined position. The reservoir tank is provided with a slit in the float guide. The slit is in communication with the storage chamber and the float chamber. An operating fluid passage is provided on an inner face of the float guide which is continuous with the slit, which is in communication with the slit and the float chamber.

Abstract: An electric parking brake device generates pressing force by pressing friction materials against a brake disc by causing a piston to move by motor operation. A control device executes: parking processing wherein the motor increases the pressing force to an initial pressing force higher than a lower-limit pressing force; and re-drive processing wherein the motor is driven and the pressing force increased at a re-drive time, which is a predetermined time after the end of execution of parking processing. During parking processing, the control device uses one among the initial pressing force and the predetermined time, in addition to a pressing force decrease characteristic corresponding to an assumed temperature set for use in calculation, as a basis to calculate the other of the initial pressing force and the predetermined time such that the pressing force becomes equal to or less than the lower-limit pressing force at the re-drive time.

Abstract: This electric braking device is provided with: an electric motor MTR that, in accordance with an operation amount Bpa of a braking operation member BP, generates a pressing force Fba, being a force pressing a friction member MSB against a rotary member KTB that rotates integrally with a wheel WHL of the vehicle; and a circuit board KBN to which a processor MPR and a bridge circuit BRG are mounted. The device is further provided with a rotation angle sensor MKA for detecting the rotation angle Mka of the electric motor, and drives the electric motor MTR on the basis of the rotation angle Mka. An end face Mmk of the rotation angle sensor MKA is fixed so as to be in contact with the circuit board KBN. The device is further provided with a pressing force sensor FBA for detecting the pressing force Fba, and drives the electric motor MTR on the basis of the pressing force Fba. An end face Mfb of the pressing force sensor FBA is fixed so as to be in contact with the circuit board KBN.

Abstract: A control system and method for a hybrid vehicle involve controlling a hybrid powertrain comprising an engine and a transmission having one or more electric motors and not comprising a decoupling mechanism therebetween, detecting an operating condition where the transmission is in neutral and the vehicle is moving at a speed less than a low speed threshold, and in response to detecting the operating condition: determining a desired propulsive torque of the powertrain, determining an actual propulsive torque at the driveline, calculating a torque difference between the actual and desired propulsive torques over a period, comparing the calculated torque difference to a first movement threshold, and when the calculated torque difference exceeds the first movement threshold, applying an electric parking brake (EPB) of the vehicle.

Abstract: A control system for hybrid vehicles to prevent a reduction in a drive force when an output power of a battery is restricted. A first motor translates an output power of the engine partially into an electric power. A transmission mechanism distributes an output torque of the engine to the first rotary machine side and an output member side. A second motor is operated by one of the electric power translated by the first rotary machine and an electric power accumulated in the battery to generate a power. An operating mode can be selected from a first mode in which the output torque of the engine is delivered to the output member side at a first ratio, and a second mode in which the output torque of the engine is delivered to the output member side at a second ratio. The second ratio is smaller than the first ratio. A controller is configured to restrict selection of the first mode when an available output power of the battery to be supplied to the second rotary machine is smaller than a predetermined value.

Abstract: A system and method of controlling regenerative braking of an eco-friendly vehicle are provided. The system eliminates a motor over-temperature state during regenerative braking, effectively prevents a chattering phenomenon in which regenerative braking torque is repeatedly increased and reduced after the motor over-temperature state, and consequently, improves the braking safety and operability of the vehicle. A torque output rate for motor regenerative braking torque limitation is determined from a current motor load and motor temperature using setting information when a motor over-temperature state is detected. Then, a final regenerative braking torque is determined by multiplying a motor regenerative braking torque, calculated from information including battery chargeable power and a driver braking operation value, by the determined torque output rate. Thereafter, regenerative braking of a motor is adjusted based on the determined final regenerative braking torque.

Abstract: A method for identifying a driving pattern for fuel economy improvement of a hybrid vehicle is provided. The method includes allocating priorities in accordance with influences exerted on fuel economy based on a heating load and an electric load. A current driving pattern is then selected in the order of a high heating load driving pattern, a high electric load driving pattern, an aggressive driving pattern, a high speed driving pattern, and a city driving pattern.

Abstract: A control system for hybrid vehicles to eliminate the shortage of drive force within the low-to-mid speed range in the hybrid mode. In a differential mechanism, a first rotary element is connected to an engine, a second rotary element is connected to a first motor, a third rotary element is connected to a second motor, and a fourth rotary element is connected to an output unit. A third motor is connected to the output unit. When the controller determines that the hybrid vehicle is propelled by the torque of the engine, the first motor and the second motor generate torques in a same direction as an engine torque to propel the vehicle in a forward direction, and the third motor generates a torque in the forward direction to propel the vehicle together with the engine torque.

Abstract: A driving control method for a hybrid vehicle is capable of improving fuel efficiency of the hybrid vehicle and increasing acceleration/deceleration responsiveness of the vehicle according to a demand of a driver by more appropriately selecting a point of time at which an engine is turned on/off in the hybrid vehicle in response to a driving situation, and controlling driving of the engine and a motor accordingly.

Abstract: Systems and method are provided for controlling a vehicle. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, via a processor, image data of a surroundings of the vehicle. The method includes performing, via a processor, image analysis on the image data to identify road features. The method includes matching, via a processor, the identified road features to road features in a predetermined map to determine matched road features. The method includes determining, via a processor, global positioning data for the vehicle based on global positioning data in the predetermined map and the matched road features. The method also includes calibrating, via a processor, effective rolling radius of a wheel of the vehicle based at least on the global position data. The method further includes controlling, via a processor, a function of the vehicle based, in part, on the effective rolling radius.

Abstract: An over actuated system capable of controlling wheel parameters, such as speed (e.g., by torque and braking), steering angles, caster angles, camber angles, and toe angles, of wheels in an associated vehicle. The system may determine the associated vehicle is in a rollover state and adjust wheel parameters to prevent vehicle rollover. Additionally, the system may determine a driving state and dynamically adjust wheel parameters to optimize driving, including, for example, cornering and parking. Such a system may also dynamically detect wheel misalignment and provide alignment and/or corrective driving solutions. Further, by utilizing degenerate solutions for driving, the system may also estimate tire-surface parameterization data for various road surfaces and make such estimates available for other vehicles via a network.

Abstract: Method and apparatus are disclosed for input signal management for vehicle park-assist. An example vehicle includes an autonomy unit for remote parking, a communication module, a sensor, and a controller. The controller is to designate a mobile device responsive to determining the remote parking is inactive and receiving an activation request from the mobile device. When the mobile device is designated, the controller also is to process remote parking signals of the mobile device, stop the remote parking when the sensor detects engagement of a door handle, and prevent processing of other nonemergency requests.

Abstract: An outdoor power machine proximity-based control system includes: a controller operably connected to an outdoor power machine, the controller being configured to control a pre-determined function of the outdoor power machine in response to a triggering event, the controller including a communications device configured to receive a signal indicative of a location of an object relative to the outdoor power machine, wherein in response to the received signal, the controller compares the location of the object to a pre-determined threshold and in response to the comparison causes an action to prevent interaction between the outdoor power machine and the object.

Abstract: A vehicle traveling controller performs emergency evacuation traveling in the case of an emergency. The vehicle traveling controller determines whether a vehicle traveling in accordance with a normal traveling rule is not dangerous and becomes proper traveling or not based on environmental information around the vehicle, when it is determined that the vehicle traveling in accordance with the normal traveling rule becomes proper traveling, executes normal traveling control for instructing the vehicle to travel in accordance with the normal traveling rule, and when the vehicle traveling in accordance with the normal traveling rule does not become proper traveling, executes emergency evacuation traveling control for instructing the vehicle to perform emergency evacuation traveling not in accordance with the normal traveling rule.

Abstract: A method for automatically activating a brake application in a vehicle includes using at least one detection device, detecting at least one object in the environment of the vehicle and, using at least one processor, determining that a vehicle is on a collision course with the at least one object, determining an S-shaped avoidance trajectory of the vehicle and at least one avoidance criterion based at least in part on the S-shaped avoidance trajectory, determining two extreme values of a transverse acceleration of the vehicle from the S-shaped avoidance trajectory, determining whether the at least one avoidance criteria is fulfilled by comparing the two extreme values with a threshold value, wherein the avoidance criteria is fulfilled when the two extreme values fall below the threshold value, and activating an automatic brake application in the vehicle when an activation criterion for the automatic brake application is fulfilled.

Abstract: A control device for a vehicle includes a camera sensor and an ECU. The ECU defines a specified area based on a position of a stationary object when the recognized objects include the stationary object. The ECU performs first driving support for reducing a possibility of a collision between a moving body and the host vehicle when the recognized objects include the moving body which is positioned within the specified area. Boundary lines partitioning the specified area include a first traveling direction boundary line extending in a traveling direction of the host vehicle. An inside of the specified area is a side on which the stationary object is positioned with respect to the first traveling direction boundary line. The first traveling direction boundary line is set on a side opposite to the stationary object across a reference line set based on a predicted course of the host vehicle.

Abstract: A device for controlling a vehicle at an intersection. The device variably sets a monitoring range of a vehicle sensor in accordance with a relationship between the progress paths of a host vehicle and a target vehicle at an intersection, or controls the host vehicle according to a collision avoidance control method in comparison with a predetermined scenario of a collision possibility of the host vehicle and the target vehicle at the intersection according to a scenario, thereby making it possible to prevent a collision at the intersection.