Patent ID: 6057754
Filing Date: 2000-05-02
Classification: B60T,B62D,G05D

Abstract:
A drive assist system for raising an alarm when a self vehicle moves out from a self lane on which said self vehicle travels, comprising:a running environment detecting means for detecting running conditions of said self vehicle, a position of said self vehicle, a position of said self lane and a position of a neighboring lane and for recognizing objects existing on said self lane and said neighboring lane in the relationship with said position of said self vehicle;a lane moving-out judging means based on information obtained from said running environment detecting means for comparing said position of said self vehicle with said position of said self lane and for judging a lane moving-out from said self lane of said self vehicle;a warning signal generation judging means for outputting a signal to stop or suppress an alarm when said self vehicle moves out from said self lane and at least when it is judged based on said information obtained from said running environment judging section that an object exists on said self lane within a preestablished range and that said object is an obstacle to said self vehicle; anda warning control means for operating a warning device based on said signal from said warning signal generation judging means;wherein said preestablished range in said warning signal generation judging means includes a width of said self lane and a specified width of a range provided on left and right sides of said self lane, respectively.