Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100168998 | DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICE AND DRIVING ASSISTANCE METHOD - A driving assistance device includes an operation prediction unit and a travel trajectory generation unit. The operation prediction unit predicts that a driving operation is to be performed by a driver of a vehicle before the driver performs the driving operation. The travel trajectory generation unit generates a target travel trajectory of the vehicle based on a prediction result of the driving operation that has been predicted by the operation prediction unit. | 07-01-2010 |
20100292904 | VEHICLE RUNNING CONTROL SYSTEM - A vehicle running control system includes: a speed pattern creating unit that creates a speed pattern according to a target traveling path, a running control unit that controls running of the vehicle based on the speed pattern, a first speed condition correcting unit that correct speed conditions in a direction from a start position of the running control toward an end position of the running control on the target traveling path, and a second speed condition correcting unit that correct speed conditions in a direction from the end position of the running control toward the start position of the running control on the target traveling path. | 11-18-2010 |
20110270501 | VEHICLE CONTROLLING SYSTEM - A vehicle controlling system includes an engine serving as a power source of a vehicle; an electric storage device; an assist device that assists an operation of a driver by consuming power from the electric storage device so as to operate a running device that changes the running condition of the vehicle; and a starting device that consumes power from the electric storage device so as to start the engine, wherein the starting device automatically starts the engine based upon a physical quantity concerning the engine, and the start of the engine is inhibited while the assist device operates the running device, when the execution of an inertial running in which the engine is stopped to allow the vehicle to run with inertia. | 11-03-2011 |
20120029746 | VEHICLE CONTROLLING SYSTEM - A vehicle controlling system includes an engine as a power source of a vehicle, an electric storage device, a generator that generates power by rotating in conjunction with a rotation of the engine, a starting device that starts the engine by consuming power from the electric storage device, and a power steering device which can receive power supplied from the electric storage device and the generator, respectively, and operates by consuming the supplied power, wherein the engine is started by the starting device based on a vehicle speed and a predetermined vehicle speed which is a vehicle speed when the engine is started is changed in response to a state of the electric storage device, when an execution of an inertial running in which the engine is stopped to allow the vehicle to run with inertia. | 02-02-2012 |
20120203440 | TRAVEL CONTROL DEVICE - Disclosed is a travel control device which controls the travel of a vehicle. The travel control device includes an acquisition unit which acquires a stability speed limit pattern indicating an upper speed limit, within which the vehicle is travelable without departing from a scheduled travel road, and a travel control adjustment unit which adjusts travel control using a target speed pattern indicating a target speed on the basis of the stability speed limit pattern and an actual speed. Therefore, it is possible to satisfy driving conditions desired by a user while ensuring travel stability. | 08-09-2012 |
20130060444 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE AND VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM - A vehicle control system and a vehicle control device can switch control of a supporting device for support a drive of a vehicle between an ordinary travel in which the vehicle travels in a state that a power source for causing the vehicle to travel is operated and an inertia travel in which the vehicle travels in a state that an operation of the power source is stopped. Accordingly, since the vehicle control system and the vehicle control device switch the control of the supporting device between the ordinary travel and the inertia travel, the vehicle control system and the vehicle control device achieve an effect that the vehicle can be caused to appropriately travel by inertia. | 03-07-2013 |
20130179053 | VEHICLE CONTROLLER - A vehicle controller includes an engine, a hydraulic brake device that applies a brake force to a vehicle in response to operation of a driver, and a brake booster that assists the braking operation of the driver by a negative pressure generated by drive of the engine. An ECU can automatically stop the engine according to a running state of the vehicle, can automatically start the engine when the negative pressure of the brake booster decreases below the predetermined negative pressure determination value, which has been set in advance, when the engine is in the automatic stop state, and can change the negative pressure determination value according to kinetic energy of the vehicle running in the automatic stop state of the engine. | 07-11-2013 |
20130304358 | VEHICULAR CONTROL APPARATUS - A vehicular control apparatus performs control of enabling idle operation of an internal combustion engine that generates a motive power applied to a driving wheel of a vehicle if a vehicle speed of the vehicle is lower than a predetermined vehicle speed that is set in advance, and disabling idle operation of the internal combustion engine if the vehicle speed of the vehicle is equal to or higher than the predetermined vehicle speed, when the vehicle is in a state other than an acceleration running state. Accordingly, the vehicular control apparatus achieves an effect of making it possible to suppress the consumption of fuel. | 11-14-2013 |