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Title:
COLLISION REDUCING DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2012045984
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide a collision reducing device advantageous in reducing damage generated when other vehicles collide with own vehicle.

A collision reduction ECU 46 provides a danger prediction determination unit 48, and a compulsive steering unit 50. The danger prediction determination unit 48 determines whether collision of other vehicles with own vehicle is a danger prediction state in which such situations are anticipated that the own vehicle advances into the opposite lane, a toward lane or a walkway which adjoins the own-lane from the own-lane in which the own vehicle is located contrary to the intent of the driver. A compulsive steering unit 50 compulsorily changes the direction of steering wheels of own vehicle to the direction which is parallel to the extending direction of own-lane when determining a danger prediction state by the danger prediction determination unit 48.


Inventors:
ARAI HIDEAKI
Application Number:
JP2010187325A
Publication Date:
March 08, 2012
Filing Date:
August 24, 2010
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORP
International Classes:
B62D6/00; B62D5/04; G08G1/16; B62D101/00; B62D119/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Shigeru Noda