Collision mitigation apparatus

摘要

A collision mitigation apparatus includes an object detecting section for detecting a collision object present in front of an own vehicle on which the collision mitigation apparatus is mounted, a drive assisting section that performs drive assist for avoiding a collision between the collision object detected by the object detecting section and the own vehicle, or mitigate damage to the own vehicle due to the collision, a reliability determining section for determining reliability of detection result of the object detecting section, and a timing setting section for setting start timing to start the drive assist by the drive assisting section in accordance with the reliability determined by the reliability determining section.

主权项

1. A collision mitigation apparatus comprising:
an object detecting unit detecting a collision object present in front of an own vehicle on which the collision mitigation apparatus is mounted; a drive assisting unit performing drive assist for avoiding a collision between the collision object detected by the object detecting section and the own vehicle, or mitigating damage to the own vehicle due to the collision; and a collision mitigation controller including:
a reliability determining section determining a reliability of a detection result of the object detecting section; anda timing setting section setting a start timing to start the drive assist by the drive assisting section in accordance with the reliability determined by the reliability determining section; whereinthe object detecting unit includes a camera for taking an image in front of the own vehicle and radar for emitting an electromagnetic wave ahead of the own vehicle and receiving a reflected version of the electromagnetic wave, the object detecting section being configured to detect the collision object using at least one of the camera and the radar; andthe timing setting section sets the start timing to be earlier when an area of an overlapped portion between a radar detection area and a camera detection area is larger than a predetermined value compared to when the overlapped portion is smaller than the predetermined value.