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Title:
VEHICLE CONTROLLER
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2003256998
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide a vehicle controller improved in safety by using a camera.

Distance between a vehicle F existing in front of the present vehicle and the present vehicle S is detected by a distance detection sensor 20. In addition, the vehicle F existing in front of the present vehicle is detected by the camera 30. A control unit 10 judges a state of a rear lamp of a vehicle existing in front by using the camera 30 when the vehicle existing in front is detected by the distance detection sensor 20 and when a failure of the rear lamp of the vehicle existing in front is detected, communicates the failure with a driver of the vehicle existing in front or public institutions by a communication means 40.


Inventors:
NAKAZAWA TERUMI
MIZUISHI KENICHI
OUCHI SHIRO
Application Number:
JP2002055352A
Publication Date:
September 12, 2003
Filing Date:
March 01, 2002
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
HITACHI LTD
International Classes:
B60Q1/14; F02D29/02; G08G1/09; G08G1/16; F02D45/00; (IPC1-7): G08G1/16; B60Q1/14; F02D29/02; F02D45/00; G08G1/09
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kasuga