Travel control device and travel control method

Abstract

Provided is a travel control device comprising: a target information acquisition means (10) for acquiring target information which includes the location of an avoidance target that exists near a vehicle; a first setting means (10) for setting, on the basis of the location of the vehicle and the location of the avoidance target, a planned route which passes by the side of the avoidance target; a control means (10) for outputting command information for causing the vehicle to travel on the planned route; and a second setting means (10) for calculating the distance, along the vehicle width direction, between the vehicle and the avoidance target in a case where the vehicle is caused to travel on the planned route, and for setting an allowable vehicle width distance range in which the calculated distance serves as a reference. The travel control device is characterized in that in a case where the actual distance, along the vehicle width direction, from the vehicle to the location of the avoidance target is within the allowable vehicle width distance range, the control means (10) causes the vehicle to travel on the basis of the set planned route.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to a travel control device and a travel control method for controlling the travel of a vehicle. Background technique [0002] Conventionally, a technique is known in which, when an approaching vehicle approaching the own vehicle is detected in the travel control device for controlling the traveling of the vehicle, the distance between the approaching vehicle and the own vehicle along the vehicle width direction becomes a constant distance. The above method controls the running of the own vehicle (Patent Document 1). [0003] prior art literature [0004] patent documents [0005] Patent Document 1: (Japanese) Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2013-91401 [0006] The problem to be solved by the invention [0007] However, in the above-mentioned prior art, the running of the own vehicle is controlled so that the distance between the approaching vehicle and the own vehicle in the vehicle width direction becomes more t...

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[0007] However, in the above-mentioned prior art, the running of the own vehicle is controlled so that the distance between the approaching vehicle and the own vehicle in the vehicle width direction becomes more than a certain distance, so when the approaching vehicle shakes, the approaching vehicle shakes. , since the vehicle also shakes, sometimes causing discomfort to the occupants

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