Collision prevention device

Abstract

A collision avoidance apparatus capable of executing an appropriate vehicle control in order to avoid a collision between an own vehicle and a movable object is provided. A collision avoidance apparatus for avoiding a collision between an own vehicle and a movable object includes: a laterally-existing movable object detector for detecting for a movable object that approaches from a direction lateral to the own vehicle; a side collision determination section for determining whether or not a risk that the own vehicle and the movable object collide with each other is high, when the laterally-existing movable object detector has detected the movable object that approaches from the direction lateral to the own vehicle; a passage and avoidance determination section for determining, when the risk that the own vehicle and the movable object collide with each other is determined to be high, whether or not a possibility that a collision between the own vehicle and the movable object can be avoided by the own vehicle passing in front of the movable object, is high; and an accelerated state / decelerated state controller for controlling the own vehicle to be in one of an accelerated state and a decelerated state, according to a determination result of the passage and avoidance determination section.

Description

technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a collision prevention device for a vehicle, and more specifically, to a collision prevention device for preventing a side collision of a vehicle. Background technique [0002] Conventionally, there have been developed devices or systems that predict a collision between vehicles and control the vehicles to prevent the collision. [0003] An example of such a collision prevention device is disclosed in Patent Document 1. The driving assistance device for a vehicle disclosed in Patent Document 1 first obtains driving information of other vehicles, such as the position of another vehicle approaching the own vehicle, through vehicle-to-vehicle communication. Next, the driving assistance device for a vehicle determines a collision between the own vehicle and another vehicle based on the running state of the own vehicle and the running information of the other vehicle. Furthermore, when a collision between the own vehicle a...

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Problems solved by technology

[0008] In this way, in the prior art, there is a possibility that optimal vehicle control cannot be performed in order to avoid a collision between the host vehicle and other vehicles.

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