JP2005326963A5 - - Google Patents

Claims (9)

A driving support device that collects information related to traveling of a vehicle and supports driving of the vehicle based on the collected information,
Detection means for detecting obstacles on the road that hinder the vehicle traveling on the road;
Determining means for determining a road width on which the vehicle can pass the road based on the obstacle detected by the detecting means;
Recognizing means for recognizing the type of the obstacle;
Correction means for determining a margin width according to the type of obstacle recognized by the recognition means, and correcting the road width based on the margin width;
A determination unit that compares the vehicle body width of the host vehicle with the road width corrected by the correction unit to determine whether the host vehicle can pass;
A driving support apparatus comprising:   The image capturing device further includes an image capturing unit that captures the front of the host vehicle, and the detection unit and / or the recognition unit detects the obstacle and / or recognizes the type of the obstacle by performing image processing on an image captured by the image capturing unit. The driving support device according to claim 1, wherein the driving support device is performed.   A radar for measuring a distance in front of the host vehicle; and an inspection range control unit for controlling an inspection range of the radar with respect to a height direction, wherein the detection unit and / or the recognition unit uses the radar. The driving support device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the obstacle is detected and / or the kind of the obstacle is recognized. The correction means reduces the margin when the obstacle is an installation fixed with respect to a road as a result of recognition by the recognition means as compared with a case where the position of the obstacle fluctuates. The driving support apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein The vehicle speed acquisition means which acquires the speed of the own vehicle is further provided, The said correction means judges the said margin width further using the speed of the said own vehicle, It is any one of Claims 1-4 characterized by the above-mentioned. The driving assistance apparatus as described. Further comprising a driving skill judging means for judging the driving skill of the driver of the vehicle, wherein the correction means, according to claim, characterized by further determining the margin widths using driving skill of the driver of the vehicle The driving assistance device according to any one of 1 to 5 . The driving support device according to claim 6 , wherein the driving technique determination unit acquires past pasting results from a driving history of a driver of the host vehicle and uses the acquired driving technique as the driving technique. When the obstacle recognized by the recognizing unit is another vehicle, the correcting unit is further configured to acquire the margin based on the information of the driver of the other vehicle. The driving assistance device according to any one of claims 1 to 7 , wherein a width is determined. Further comprising a road state determining means for determining the status of the road surface, the correcting means based on road conditions which are determined by the road condition determining means, according to claim 1, wherein determining the margin widths The driving support device according to any one of the above.