Patent ID: 7835865
Filing Date: 2010-11-16
Classification: B60R,B60T,B60W,G01S

Abstract:
1. An obstacle detecting control device of a vehicle, comprising: a radar device to detect a stationary obstacle in front of the vehicle and a position of the stationary obstacle detected; an operational-device control device to control an operational device of the vehicle based on obstacle-detection information detected by said radar device; and a vehicle-turning radius detecting device to detect a turning radius of the vehicle, wherein said radar device is configured to predict a position of the detected stationary obstacle that moves relatively with respect to the vehicle during a specified period of time, said prediction of the position of the stationary obstacle by said radar device comprising calculation of an offset distance of the stationary obstacle from a traveling-path center line of the vehicle at the time the stationary obstacle is detected and correction of said offset distance of the stationary obstacle from the traveling-path center line of the vehicle that is made based on a change in the turning radius of the traveling vehicle detected by said vehicle-turning radius detecting device from the time the stationary obstacle is detected to the time said specified period of time has lapsed.