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Driving assistance apparatus and driving assistance method
US8972076B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8972076-B2 |
| Application number | US-201213666308-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Nov 1, 2012 |
| Priority date | Nov 1, 2011 |
| Publication date | Mar 3, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 2015 |
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A driving assistance apparatus that assists driving of a vehicle, includes: a vehicle speed sensor; a communication unit that obtains traffic light information relating to a change in a display condition of a traffic light disposed in an advancement direction of the vehicle; a position calculation unit that calculates relative position information between the vehicle and a traffic light location where the traffic light is disposed; and a passage assistance control unit. The passage assistance control unit detects an operating condition of the vehicle at an intersection location before the traffic light, calculates a corrected vehicle speed on the basis of the operating condition and a current vehicle speed, and determines whether or not the vehicle is permitted to pass through the traffic light location on the basis of the corrected vehicle speed, the relative position information between the vehicle and the traffic light location, and the traffic light information.
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What is claimed is: 1. A driving assistance apparatus that assists driving of a vehicle, comprising: circuitry configured to: calculate relative position information between the vehicle and a traffic light location where a traffic light, disposed in an advancement direction of the vehicle, is disposed; detect an operating condition of the vehicle at an intersection location before the traffic light, the intersection location being a location within an immediately preceding pred…
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Operations & Transport · mapped topic
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Physics · mapped topic
Physics · mapped topic
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- What does patent US8972076B2 cover?
- A driving assistance apparatus that assists driving of a vehicle, includes: a vehicle speed sensor; a communication unit that obtains traffic light information relating to a change in a display condition of a traffic light disposed in an advancement direction of the vehicle; a position calculation unit that calculates relative position information between the vehicle and a traffic light locatio…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Ogawa Yuki, Toyota Motor Co Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G08G1/096716. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Mar 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).