Patent ID: 8583366
Filing Date: 2013-11-12
Classification: B60W,G01C,G06N

Abstract:
1. A road shape learning apparatus for a vehicle, the apparatus comprising: a map data storage device configured to store map data; a position acquisition device configured to acquire position information relative to a position of the vehicle; a position extraction section configured to, when it is determined that the vehicle traveled a curve, a position amendment section configured to obtain a post-amendment entrance coordinate, a post-amendment middle coordinate, and a post-amendment exit coordinate, which are obtained by amending the entrance coordinate, the middle coordinate, and the exit coordinate using amendment values which are predetermined depending on a travel tendency; a curvature radius computation section configured to a learned data storage device configured to store the designated curvature radius as learned data associated with the map data, the position amendment section being further configured to the position amendment section being further configured to the position amendment section being further configured to with respect to a left-hand traffic,