Patent ID: 6275772
Filing Date: 2001-08-14
Classification: B60T

Abstract:
A vehicle safety running system comprising:object detection means for detecting an object in front of a subject vehicle in a direction in which the subject vehicle travels;contact probability estimation means for estimating probability in which the subject vehicle comes into contact with the detected object;automatic braking means for automatically actuating a brake system of the subject vehicle when said contact probability estimation means estimates that there is a probability of such contact; andsteering operation amount detection means for detecting a steering operation amount based on a steering operation by a driver,wherein when said steering operation amount detection means detects that the driver performs the steering operation while said automatic braking means is in operation, said automatic braking means cancels automatic braking for a time period or at a speed determined based on at least one of the contact probability estimated by said contact probability estimation means and the steering operation amount detected by said steering operation amount detection means.