Patent ID: 9290172
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: B60W

Claim Text:
1. A collision mitigation device that is mounted in an own vehicle and mitigates collision damage when the own vehicle is in a collision, the collision mitigation device comprising: actuation condition setting means that sets an actuation condition indicating a condition for actuating a collision mitigating section configured to mitigate collision damage when the own vehicle is in a collision; actuation control means that detects a target object that is positioned near the own vehicle, and actuates the collision mitigating section when a positional relationship between the own vehicle and the target object meets the actuation condition; traveling segment recognizing means that recognizes an own vehicle traveling segment that indicates a traveling segment of a road on which the own vehicle is traveling; and in-segment presence recognizing means that recognizes whether or not the target object is present within the own vehicle traveling segment, the actuation condition setting means relaxing the actuation condition in such a manner that the collision mitigating section is more easily actuated when the target object is present within the own vehicle traveling segment, compared to when the target object is not present within the own vehicle traveling segment, wherein: the actuation control means determines whether to actuate the collision mitigating section based on a result of a comparison between a collision time and an actuation reference time, the collision time indicating an amount of time until the own vehicle and the target object collide, the actuation reference time being set in advance as a timing when control is performed to enable the own vehicle to avoid a collision with the target object; and the actuation condition setting means sets an amount of actuation reference time to a longer amount of time when the target object is present within the own vehicle traveling segment, compared to when the target object is not present within the own vehicle traveling segment.